"When politicians use their political power to privately benefit in an illegitimate manner, it is considered a fundamental threat to democracy. However, political corruption takes many forms, including bribery, extortion, influence peddling, and facilitating criminal enterprises. Additionally, there are certain cases that come across as ethically ambiguous: should campaign donations be considered a form of bribery? How can we prevent them from operating as a bribe? This volume looks at political corruption in the United States and beyond, exploring the factors that contribute to a culture of corruption and the possible means of combating it"--Provided by the publisher.
Content Note
Chapter 1: Where in the world is corruption most prevalent? / Esteban Ortiz-Ospina and Max Roser - Chapter 2: The founding fathers were corruption fighters / John Joseph Wallis - Chapter 3: Modern-day politics and the abuse of the public's trust / Voice of America - Chapter 4: The search for the most corrupt state in the US / Oguzhan Dincer and Michael Johnston - Chapter 5: When is a gift a bribe? / Judy Nadler and Miriam Schulman - Chapter 6: Those with the wealth also have the power / G. William Domhoff - Chapter 7: Wealth inequality data is nonsense / Scott Sumner - Chapter 8: Unleashed campaign spending thanks to Citizens United / Gary Beckner and Richard Posner - Chapter 9: How Citizens United changed the rules of the game / Represent.Us - Chapter 10: Comments on the deeply flawed US electoral system / Andrew Gumbel - Chapter 11: Corruption is even worse since the 2016 election / Transparency International -- Incentivizing corruption fighters / Jermyn Brooks - Chapter 12: Curbing corruption with transparency, technology, and more / Augusto Lopez-Claros - Chapter 13 Social media and youth activists in anti-corruption campaigns / Mariana Ceratti -- What could stop corruption in America? / Represent.Us.