Private and Public Corruption (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Heffernan, William C.; Kleinig, John

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The various essays in this volume explore the development of ideas of corruption, employing a range of disciplinary approaches. Although we are accustomed to think of corruption as the misuse of public office for private gain, corruption has its deeper roots in the idea of a standard that has been eroded. That standard, however, need not be construed idealistically: much of what is asserted to be corruption takes the form of a departure from conventional standards. In inveighing against corruption, therefore, it is necessary first to examine the presumptions that underlie its imputation. As well as exploring the ethical issues that must be confronted in identifying corruption, the authors also address some of the ethical issues that challenge attempts to root out corruption.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461641292
• Artikelnr.: 67853784

Autorenporträt

William C. Heffernan is Professor of Criminal Law and Procedure at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice John Kleinig is currently a Professorial Fellow in Criminal Justice Ethics at the Center for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University in Australia

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Corruptibility of Corruption
Part 3 I The Evolution of an Idea
Chapter 4 Corruption and Justice: The View from Ancient Athens
Chapter 5 Pure Corruption
Chapter 6 The Contract from Hell: Corruption in Marlowe's Doctor Faustus
Chapter 7 Ideas of Corruption in Eighteenth-Century England
Part 8 II Ethical and Conceptual Conundrums
Chapter 9 When Is a Campaign Contribution a Bribe?
Chapter 10 A Market in Liberty: Corruption, Cooperation, and the Federal
Crminal Justice System
Part 11 III Responding to Corruption
Chapter 12 Struggling Against Corruption
Chapter 13 On Systemic Corruption in China and Its Influence
Chapter 14 Comparing Corruption: Participation, Institutions, and
Development
Chapter 15 Corruption Prevention at Ground Zero2001-2002
Chapter 16 Index
Chapter 17 About the Contributors