A culture of corruption? : coping with government in post-communist Europe

Based upon surveys and interviews with government officials and citizens, this book focuses on issues such as bribery, corruption, inefficiency and freedom of information in Ukraine, Bulgaria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The authors go beyond an analysis of public perceptions and behaviour and look at public attitudes towards proposals for reform. They reveal how the problem of citizens' interactions with officials varies in kind as well as in degree across the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. A Culture of Corruption provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive account of how citizens cope with state officials in post-communist Europe, how they feel about their dealings with these officials, and what support they give to proposals for reform. The authors go beyond analyzing public perceptions and behavior, revealing how the problem of citizens' interactions with officials varies in kind as well as in degree across the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.