Political Corruption and Organizational Crime: The Grey Fringes of Democracy and the Private Economy

Levels of compliance with good governance vary significantly between the Global North and South. Non-compliance, such as electoral irregularities and financial scandals, is an omnipresent reality of contemporary life. This volume explores case studies of deviant behavior in political, juridical, and corporate fields from Asia, Europe, and South America, arguing that one needs to probe deeper into the dynamic that leads to non-compliance with the law.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 425 pages
Publication date: 02 October 2021
Publisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

Level of compliance, a crucial prerequisite for effective governance, exhibits significant variations across countries in the Global North and the less developed Global South. Acts of non-compliance, ranging from electoral irregularities to dubious deals between private and public sectors, questionable roles of justice systems, and financial scandals, although exhibiting diverse manifestations across nations, remain a pervasive aspect of contemporary life. This comprehensive volume has assembled a collection of case studies examining such deviant behavior in political, juridical, and corporate domains from various countries in Asia, Europe, and South America. Rather than relying solely on a moral framework that solely considers the legality and illegality of actions, the authors of these essays approach non-compliance analytically, accounting for cultural and contextual factors. They argue that while criminal and corrupt dealings deserve to be exposed for ethical reasons, a more interdisciplinary perspective is necessary to delve deeper into the underlying dynamics that contribute to non-compliance with the law in the first place.

Weight: 567g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783658343736
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021