Corruption in the Developed World

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Williams (politics, U. of Durham, UK) heads a team of three editors who made selections for volume 3 (of four), which, like volume 2, presents a global perspective of the multifaceted causes and effects of corruption. Articles here are on Europe, North America, Australia, and Japan; and they include reflections on corruption and social change, organized crime, and structural corruption, as well as political culture, party finance, and the concepts of democracy, accountability, and public ethics. The 33 selections (reproduced in facsimile) are from such journals as and , among others. Indexed only by name (not subject). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)