Corruption: Anthropological Perspectives (Anthropology, Culture

CorruptionAnthropological Perspectives\nAuthor(s): Dieter Haller, Cris Shore\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Pluto Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Pluto Press\nISBN-13: 9780745321578, 978-0745321578\nSynopsis\nCorruption in politics and business is, after war, perhaps the greatest threat to democracy. Academic studies of corruption tend to come from the field of International Relations, analysing systems of formal rules and institutions. This book offers a radically different perspective - it shows how anthropology can throw light on aspects of corruption that remain unexamined in international relations.\n\nThe contributors reveal how corruption operates through informal rules, personal connections and the wider social contexts that govern everyday practices. They argue that patterns of corruption are part of the fabric of everyday life - wherever we live - and subsequently they are often endemic in our key institutions.\n\nThe book examines corruption across a range of different con.