Civil Society and Corruption Mobilizing for Reform

by Johnston, Michael; Brademas, John

• ISBN13: 9780761831242
• ISBN10: 076183124X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-07-19
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

This volume, based on a yearlong series of events sponsored by Colgate University's Center for Ethics and World Societies, analyzes civil society and corruption from several perspectives and in several parts of the world. One section considers corruption as a fact of everyday life, a second analyzes techniques and incentives involved in mobilizing civil society, and a third provides a unique guide to information resources on corruption and reform.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
John Brademas
Preface	xi
Michael Johnston
Part I: The Social Setting: Corruption, Experience, and Response
Civil Society Mobilized against Corruption: Russia and Ukraine	3	(20)
Louise Shelley
Contributions, Covenants, and Corruption: Politicians and Society in Japan	23	(10)
Susan Pharr
States, Networks, and Rents: Contrasting Corruption in Africa and Asia	33	(28)
Alice Sindzingre
The Cultural Dimensions of Corruption: Reflections on Nigeria	61	(12)
Donald Sherk
Part II: Building a Reform Presence: Leadership, Participation, and Incentives
The Big Picture: Building a Sustainable Reform: Movement against Corruption in Africa	73	(22)
Sahr J. Kpundeh
Language, Culture, and Reform in Hong Kong	95	(20)
Jenny C. Y. Chan
Can We Fight Corruption through Debt Relief?	115	(16)
Arvind Jain
Seventy-one Years of PRI Come to an End? Electoral Reform in Mexico	131	(18)
Andrea Suarez Falken
Building Social Action Coalitions for Reform	149	(22)
Michael Johnston
Sahr J. Kpundeh
Part III: Data and Research Resources
Guide to Locating the Literature on Corruption	171	(30)
Mary Jane Walsh
Index	201	(10)
About the Contributors	211