TY - BOOK ID - 14467721 TI - The quest for good governance PY - 2015 SN - 9781107113923 9781316286937 9781107534575 1107534577 110711392X 1316435326 1316430359 1316286932 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - POLITICAL CORRUPTION--PREVENTION KW - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION--CORRUPT PRACTICES-- PREVENTION KW - GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY KW - TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT KW - Political corruption KW - Public administration KW - Government accountability KW - Transparency in government KW - Government in the sunshine KW - Open government (Transparency in government) KW - Openness in government KW - Sunshine, Government in the KW - Transparence in government KW - Accountability in government KW - Responsibility KW - Administration, Public KW - Delivery of government services KW - Government services, Delivery of KW - Public management KW - Public sector management KW - Political science KW - Administrative law KW - Decentralization in government KW - Local government KW - Public officers KW - Boss rule KW - Corruption (in politics) KW - Graft in politics KW - Malversation KW - Political scandals KW - Politics, Practical KW - Corruption KW - Misconduct in office KW - Prevention KW - Corrupt practices&delete& KW - Corrupt practices KW - Government accountability. KW - Transparency in government. KW - Prevention. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14467721 AB - Why do some societies manage to control corruption so that it manifests itself only occasionally, while other societies remain systemically corrupt? This book is about how societies reach that point when integrity becomes the norm and corruption the exception in regard to how public affairs are run and public resources are allocated. It primarily asks what lessons we have learned from historical and contemporary experiences in developing corruption control, which can aid policy-makers and civil societies in steering and expediting this process. Few states now remain without either an anticorruption agency or an Ombudsman, yet no statistical evidence can be found that they actually induce progress. Using both historical and contemporary studies and easy to understand statistics, Alina Mungiu-Pippidi looks at how to diagnose, measure and change governance so that those entrusted with power and authority manage to defend public resources. ER -