Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 420 g
The Italian Case in a Comparative Perspective
Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 420 g
ISBN: 978-1-138-36672-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Corruption and Public Administration looks at public sector organizations and what they have achieved since signing the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Agreement in Merida in 2004. It examines how the signee countries engaged in the set-up of institutions to contain corruption in public administration, and how these governments and institutions have progressed. The book compares several developed countries, and undertakes an especially detailed examination of Italy. It highlights strengths and weaknesses, and proposes organizational means of addressing the issues, which include diversity in organizational structures and systems, and a focus on prevention rather than repression.
The book shines a light on anti-corruption practices and aims to foster open discussion about this pressing topical issue among peers in all relevant fields of the social sciences.
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Introduction
Part I. The international landscape of anti-corruption efforts
Chapter 1 Varieties of approach and country cases
1.1 The nature of corruption
1.2 The set of countries under observation
1.3 Dimensions of the country analysis
1.4 Country case: France
1.5 Country case: Italy
1.6 Country case: the United Kingdom
1.7 Country case: the United States of America
1.8 Country case: Australia
1.5 Summary
Chapter 2 The mission and operations of the Italian experiment
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Timeline of Anti-corruption Authority key statutes and events
2.3 Towards a cycle of planning and feedback
2.4 Conclusions
Chapter 3 An inside-out view of Italy’s Anti-corruption Authority
3.1 Supervision activities
3.2 Regulatory activities
3.3 The Anti-corruption Authority’s organizational reality
3.4 Conclusion
Chapter 4 Country comparison of anti-corruption efforts
4.1 The institutional setup
4.2 The power and scope of the organization
4.3 Definition of corruption: public vs. private
4.4 Mission: prevention or repression of corruption
4.5 Operations: (micro-)reporting from the field or concentration on big issues
4.6 Focus of action: objective vs. subjective measures
4.7 Relationship with transparency
4.8 The anti-corruption plan as an instrument of engagement
4.9 Summary of Part 1
Part II. Broadening the view: adding contextual elements
Chapter 5 The social and economic context of the anti-corruption effort
5.1 Italy in the international arena
5.2 The social structure and regional differences
5.3 The structure of public administration
5.4 Public expenditure in detail
5.5 The Anti-corruption Authority’s framework
5.6 Conclusion
Chapter 6 Measuring the impact of the anti-corruption effort
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Foregone GDP
6.3 Analysis of legislation
6.4 Academic sources
6.5 Intermediate variables
6.6 Types of corruption
Chapter 7 Origin and support of the anti-corruption effort: the stakeholders
7.1 Formal publics
7.2 Informal publics
7.3 The overt critics: magistrates and politicians
Chapter 8 Corruption case histories
8.1 An anti-corruption "clinic"
8.2 A large municipality
8.3 An international event
8.4 The Ministry of Public Works
8.5 Conclusion
Chapter 9 Joining public and private anti-corruption efforts
9.1 The convergence of reporting instruments
9.2 The convergence of United Nations initiatives
9.3 Finding public–private synergies: a proposal
9.4 Beyond control: management by benchmarking
Chapter 10 Conclusions and future studies
Chapter 11 Interview with the Italian Anti-corruption Authority president, Raffaele Cantone
