Corruption Scandals and their Global Impacts - 9781138307971

Taylor & Francis

Corruption Scandals and their Global ImpactsAuthor(s): Omar E. Hawthorne, Stephen Magu\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138307971, 978-1138307971\nSynopsis\nCorruption scandals receive significant press coverage and scrutiny from practitioners of global governance, and bilateral and multilateral donors. Across the globe, the annual publication of TIs CPI and World Banks Worldwide Governance Indicators elicits spirited denials and accusations of targeting, of neo-colonialism. Poor measures on corruption indices and the ensuing negative publicity can have serious consequences both externally, through a freeze or retraction of donor funding, and internally, through reducing the availability of public funds, and harming the credibility of serving governments and institutions. \n\nCorruption Scandals and their Global Impacts tracks several major corruption scandals across the world in a comparative analysis to assess .