Rethinking Corruption: Reasons Behind the Failure of Anti-Corruption Efforts
Author:   Lucio Picci (University of Bologna)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Pages:   272
Publication Date:   12 February 2026
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Rethinking Corruption: Reasons Behind the Failure of Anti-Corruption Efforts


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Why have anti-corruption efforts often failed? Current thinking on corruption has largely overlooked the profound implications of its contested nature, which paradoxically makes it an effective yet highly dysfunctional 'tool of government.' As a tool of government, it helps execute policies and guarantees a degree of political order. Moreover, anti-corruption measures are wielded as political instruments, strategically embraced by governments and oppositions to further their respective agendas. Based on an analysis of Russia, Brazil and the United States, Rethinking Corruption takes a fresh look at corruption and critiques the prevailing view of anti-corruption policies. Embarking on a captivating journey through these countries, this book encompasses the notion of legal corruption and invites a comprehensive reconsideration of corruption, with a focal point on questions of economic and political equality.

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Author:   Lucio Picci (University of Bologna)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Weight:   0.270kg
ISBN:  

9781009468817


ISBN 10:   1009468812
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   12 February 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part I. Laying the Groundwork: 1. Introduction; 2. The consensus on corruption; 3. The mutual shaping of measures and concept; 4. Of causality and historical junctures; 5. What we talk about when we talk about corruption: some methodological considerations; Part II. Three Case Studies: 6. The carrot and the stick: systemic corruption in Russia; 7. Corruption as the glue of the system: the case of Brazil; 8. Legal corruption in the United States of America; Part III. Rethinking Corruption: 9. Legal corruption and other societal geographies; 10. A problem of control: corruption is a tool of government; 11. Fighting corruption, fighting for corruption; 12. Conclusions: whither corruption?.

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'thought-provoking … provocative … Recommended.' J. Albanese, Choice


Author Information

Lucio Picci is Professor of Economics at the University of Bologna. He has written three books and published articles in the American Journal of Political Science, the Review of Economics and Statistics, Research Policy, and the World Bank Economic Review.

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