Table of Contents

Contents

List of Figures

1 Introduction
2 What Is Corruption?
3 Where is Corruption Most Prevalent?
4 What Are the Consequences of Corruption?
5 Who is Involved in Corruption, and Why?
6 What are the Cultural Bases of Corruption?
7 How Do Political Institutions Affect Corruption?
8 How Do Countries Shift from High to Low Corruption?
9 What Can Be Done To Reduce Corruption?

Endnotes
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About the Author

Ray Fisman is the Slater Family Chair in Behavioral Economics at Boston University. He is the coauthor of Economic Gangsters (with Edward Miguel); and The Org and The Inner Lives of Markets (both with Tim Sullivan).

Miriam A. Golden is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. As a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, she has conducted research on corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Reviews

"The importance of understanding corruption has never been so important as right now. This is the new go-to book on the topic." - Tyler Cowen, Professor of economics, GMU
"To tackle corruption we need to recognize that it is a symptom of a society in which incentives are distorted, control mechanisms are absent and norms are mis-calibrated. Anyone planning to delve into these issues would be well served by first studying what Fisman and Golden have to say." - Daron Acemoglu, co-author of Why Nations Fail and professor of economics, MIT