The History of Corruption in Central Government: L'Histoire De LA Corruption Au Niveau Du Pouvoir Central (International Institute of Administrative Science Monographs, 21)

This work is a study of administrative corruption from an historical perspective. It aims to answer questions such as :Can we find general patterns in the development of corruption? What are the connections between administrative corruption, political corruption and development? What is the historical background for present-day corruption? This work is comprised of nine country studies - Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, and the USA. All of them have quite similar development histories with regard to corruption. They have also used similar methods to fight against corruption. The most important explanation of differences is linked to political factors and background. In spite of the differences, all countries have been fighting against administrative corruption for a long time, notably since the late 19th century. According to this study, the fight against administrative corruption cannot be separated from other reforms, such as good governance, nation-building and democratization. The International Institute of Administrative Sciences has published a study of administrative corruption from an historical perspective. In the 1990s all major international organisations launched comprehensive programmes to curb corruption and maladministration, mostly in developing countries. The IIAS perspective concerning corruption is fresh, historical and focussed on developed countries. For example, the study tries to answer the following questions: Can we find general patterns in the development of corruption? What are the connections between administrative corruption, political corruption and development? What is the historical background for present-day corruption? The publication is comprised of nine country studies: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and the United States. In international corruption rankings today, most of these countries are quite low on the list. However, their history is not so clean. All of them have quite similar development histories with regard to corruption. They have also used similar methods to fight against corruption. Some of them have succeeded better than others. The most important explanation of differences is linked to political factors and background. In spite of the differences, all countries have been fighting against administrative corruption for a long time, notably since the late nineteenth century. The fight against corruption began with the advent of the modern Weberian public administration. According to this study the fight against administrative corruption cannot be separated from other reforms, such as good governance, nation-building and democratisation Central government corruption in hisotical perspective / Seppo Tiihonen What's past is prologue: administrative corruption in Australia / Ross Curnow La corruption dans l'administration belge aux xixe et xxe siècles / Jean-Marie Yante Corruption and public service in Canada / Kenneth Kernaghan Good governance and corruption in Finland / Paula Tiihonen La corruptin dans l'administration allemande / Bernd Wunder Corruption in the central administration of the Greek state / Denis Moschopoulos Corruptin in Italy / Paolo Ferrari Mal-administration in the Netherlands in the 19th and 20th centuries / Frits M. van der Meer and Jos C.N. Raadschelders Democracy and corruption in the 19th century United States / Peri E. Arnold. Nine historical case studies explore administrative and governmental corruption in advanced capitalist countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United States. The papers focus on the development of corruption in governance during the periods the respective countries were undergoing processes of modernization, hoping to highlight administrative corruption as a historical phenomenon and as a part of development dynamics. The papers on Belgium and the United States are written in French. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) This work is a study of administrative corruption from an historical perspective. It aims to answer questions such as :Can we find general patterns in the development of corruption? And what are the connections between administrative corruption, political corruption and development?