The Good Cause: Theoretical Perspectives on Corruption

From a comparative perspective, The Good Cause presents a state-of-the-art study in the causes of corruption. Leading scholars in the field of corruption analysis shed light on the issue of corruption from different theoretical perspectives. Understanding how different theories define, conceptualize, and deduce policy recommendations will amplify the understanding of the complexity of this social phenomenon and illustrate the spectrum of possibilities to deal with it analytically, as well as practically. "This book gives us a challenging view of the emergence of key concepts of corruption and reform, of new perspectives on the origins of corruption problems and the nature of change, and of ways in which we need to adapt familiar ideas to new knowledge and circumstances". Michael Johnston, Colgate U. "The Good Cause focuses on a range of social scientific approaches to the study of corruption, written by academics prominent in these forms of investigation". John G. Cullen, National Univ. of Ireland, Public Administration, Vol. 90, No. 2, 2012.