Corruption: Anthropological Perspectives by Haller, Dieter

Corruption: Anthropological Perspectives (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780745321578)

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Corruption: Anthropological Perspectives by Haller, Dieter

Corruption: Anthropological Perspectives

$40.00
Corruption: Anthropological Perspectives by Haller, Dieter

Corruption: Anthropological Perspectives

$40.00
Format: Paperback
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Corruption 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. The 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. The book examines corruption across a range of different contexts from transitional societies such as post-Soviet Russia and Romania, to efforts to reform or regulate institutions that are perceived to be potentially corrupt, such as the European Commission. The book also covers the Enron and WorldCom scandals, the mafia in Sicily and the USA, and the world of anti-corruption as represented by NGOs like Transparency International.

Author: Dieter Haller
ISBN-10: 0745321577
ISBN-13: 9780745321578
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2005
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.44w x 0.70d
By Dieter Haller
By Dieter Haller
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Dieter Haller is Associate Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Germanic Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. His focus is on political anthropology, borderland studies, gender, and the Mediterranean. Cris Shore is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Auckland (New Zealand). His most recent publications are: 'Up Close and Personal: On Peripheral Perspectives and the Production of Anthropological Knowledge', Oxford/New York: Berghahn (co-edited with Susanna Trnka, 2013) and 'The Sage Handbook of Social Anthropology'

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