Democracy and Corruption

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'This book combines the talents of two internationally recognized political scientists to explore whether the decline of democracy can be linked to corruption. lts provocative micro-level national and macro-level global approaches provide a unique combination of comparative and international politics that scholars will find engaging.' -- Frank Rusciano, Rider University, USA 'While corruption is undermining democracies around the world, this book is most welcome to understand the stakes and decisions to be made by governments. The chapters prepared by a group of high profile scholars cover key issues brought up by corruption - like populism, clientelism, state capture and political finances - and provide examples of successful reforms and effective tools to resist.' -- Guillaume Fontaine, Latin American Faculty for Social Sciences, Ecuador 'Even in democracy, mobilizing or taking action against corruption cannot be taken for granted. Felicity conditions have to be met. Neither the political elites nor "civil society" are naturally predisposed to lead these fights. This book explores the tensions and resistance that undermine these struggles. The studies gathered take the reader from Europe, to India and China, with a diversion to Trump's America. They allow them to revisit the whole range of offences against probity, without neglecting other legal forms of corruption, and in so doing, to gain a better understanding of the unstable balance between corruption and the possible resistance it may or may not provoke, and its consequences for the delicate functioning of the democratic political order.' -- Eric Phelippeau, Paris Nanterre University, France