Bull M., Newell J. (eds.) Corruption in Contemporary Politics

USA: N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd., 2003. — 289 p. — ISBN-13 978-1349421954.Political corruption has recently emerged as a key area in the study of advanced industrial nations. Not only has it become more visible than in the past, its sheer scale in some countries has had a significant impact on the functioning of their political institutions. Martin Bull and James Newell have assembled a group of experts to address the importance of this phenomenon for contemporary Western democracies - as well as for the new democracies of Eastern Europe, for the European Union and at the international level.List of Tables and Figures.

List of Abbreviations.
Introduction.
‘Quite Corrupt’ Countries.
Political Corruption in Spain.
Political Corruption in Greece.
Political Corruption in Italy.
Political Corruption in Germany.
Political Corruption in the United States.
Political Corruption in France.
Political Corruption in Belgium.
Political Corruption in Japan.
Political Corruption in Portugal.
'Least Corrupt' Countries.
Political Corruption in Sweden.
Political Corruption in the Netherlands.
Political Corruption in Ireland.
Political Corruption in the United Kingdom.
Comparative, Supra-National and International Perspectives.
Political corruption in Central and Eastern Europe.
International Corruption.
Political Corruption in the European Union.
Conclusion: Political Corruption in Contemporary Democracies.
References.
Index.