The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity: How Corruption Control Makes Government Ineffective (Studies in Crime and Justice)

Anechiarico, Frank; Jacobs, James B.

ISBN 10: 0226020525 / ISBN 13: 9780226020525

Published by University of Chicago Press, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity: How Corruption Control Makes Government Ineffective (Studies in Crime and Justice)
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226020525
• ISBN 13: 9780226020525
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

A groundbreaking examination of the ways that concern about corruption undermines government effectiveness

 

In this comprehensive and controversial case study of anticorruption efforts, Frank Anechiarico and James B. Jacobs show how the proliferating regulations and oversight mechanisms designed to prevent or root out corruption seriously undermine our ability to govern. By constraining decision makers' discretion, shaping priorities, and causing delays, corruption control―no less than corruption itself―has contributed to the contemporary crisis in public administration.
 

About the Author

Frank Anechiarico is the Maynard-Knox Professor of Government and Law at Hamilton College.