Curbing Corruption - 9781032135601

Name: Curbing Corruption - 9781032135601
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Curbing CorruptionPractical Strategies for Sustainable Change\nAuthor(s): Bertram I. Spector\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032135601, 978-1032135601\nSynopsis\nMany anti-corruption efforts have had only a minimal effect on curbing the problem of corruption. This book explains why that is, and shows readers what works in the real world in the fight against corruption, and why. \n\nCounter-corruption initiatives often focus on the legal, institutional, and contextual factors that facilitate corrupt behavior, but these have had only nominal impacts, because most of these reforms can be circumvented by government officials, powerful citizens, and business people who are relentless in their quest for self-interest. This book argues that instead, we should target the key individual and group drivers of corrupt behavior and, through them, promote sustainable behavioral change. Drawing on over 25 years of practical e.