This book is not a study of anti-corruption policies. Instead, it looks at the politics of anti-corruption. Policies are what institutions do. But in analyzing politics, this book seeks to discover why institutions do what they do. The author delves into political motivations at a time when "combating corruption" is the fashion among the academic community. Krastev argues that anti-corruption sentiments are not driven by the actual level of corruption but by general disappointment with liberal reforms that cause rising social inequality. In this collection of essays, the author makes the provocative argument that the current corruption-focused policies are doomed.
- ISBN10 9639241946
- ISBN13 9789639241947
- Publish Date 1 June 2004 (first published 1 January 2004)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 17 April 2014
- Publish Country HU
- Imprint Central European University Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 135
- Language English