Corruption in politics, government and society

INTRODUCTION BY MISHA GLENNY, author of McMafiaA gripping narrative of power, corruption and greed, The Mechanism is the true story of how a simple investigation into money laundering uncovered the biggest corruption scandal in human history.

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In April 1956, Portland Oregonian investigative reporters Wallace Turner and William Lambert exposed organized crime rackets and rampant corruption within Portlands law enforcement institutions.

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A gripping and shocking insight into Russia's most influential oligarchs, including Roman Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky, from New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires.

In this comparative, historical survey of three East Asian countries, Jong-sung You explores how inequality hinders democratic control of corruption.

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The notion of corruption as a problem for politics spans many centuries and political, social, and cultural contexts.

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Offers the first systematic comparative analysis of the conditions under which populism slides into illiberal rule and the prospects for US democracy.

Renowned historical sociologist Charles Tilly wrote many years ago that banditry, piracy, gangland rivalry, policing, and war-making all belong on the same continuum.

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A passionate examination of why international anti-corruption fails to deliver results and how we should understand and build good governance.

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Fewsmith explains why political reform in China started, why it has stalled and in many cases gone backward.