Corruption in Society

James T. Gire; Abdul Karim Bangura

doi:10.5771/9781666930931

Summary

Corruption in Society: Multidisciplinary Conceptualizations is the first book to address the notion of corruption in a truly multidisciplinary manner, augmented with empirical evidence. The prevalent definition in books and articles on corruption is that it is a dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those with political and/or economic power, typically involving bribery. This political-economy or public choice denotation, while very useful, is inadequate for a comprehensive understanding of the concept because the notion of corruption appears in every discipline. For example, in the field of chemistry, chemical corruption concerns (a) the incorporation of defective compounds into experiments to better simulate conditions on the early-Earth and to help us understand how the first molecules of life formed and (b) how to make chemicals appear safer, sometimes dodging restrictions on their use, by minimizing the estimates of how much is released into the environment. In order to address this shortcoming, this book provides a discipline-by-discipline conceptualization of corruption buttressed with evidence from the discipline.

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Copyright year: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-1-6669-3092-4
ISBN-Online: 978-1-6669-3093-1
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 322
Product type: Edited Book

1. Dedication No access
2. Contents No access
3. List of Tables No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
1. The Essence of Conceptualization No access
2. A Brief Linguistic Discussion of Concept No access
3. How a Conceptualization Is Produced No access
4. Why Conceptualization Is Essential No access
5. The Essence of Multidisciplinary Contextualization No access
6. Why We Utilize the Multidisciplinary Approach No access
7. References No access
1. An Africancentric Conceptualization of Corruption No access
2. Roots of Forensic Auditing No access
3. Penalties for Corruption in Ancient Greece No access
4. Traditional Leadership and Corruption in Precolonial Africa No access
5. Conclusions and Recommendations No access
6. References No access
1. Chemical Corruption: A Conceptual Discussion No access
2. Chemical Corruption in the Origin of Life No access
3. United States Environmental Protection Agency No access
4. DuPont and the “Forever Chemicals” No access
5. Conclusions and Recommendations No access
6. References No access
1. Corrupt Communication: A Conceptualization No access
2. A Feature in The Nation Newspaper Entitled “Obi-tuary” No access
3. Corruption in Corruption Reportage by the Nigerian Media: The Case of Thisday Newspaper’s Report on the “$2 Billion Dasuki Scandal” No access
4. Thisday and the Trend of Corruption in Reporting No access
5. Conclusion and Recommendations No access
6. References No access
1. A Brief Background of the Basic Problem with Computers and Their Organization No access
2. Computer Science Corruption: A Conceptualization No access
3. Computer Science Corruption and the Developing World No access
4. Computer Science Corruption and Glitch Art No access
5. Conclusion and Recommendations No access
6. References No access
1. Criminological Corruption: A Conceptualization No access
2. Manufactured Social Control Crisis Seeking Criminal Justice Policy Solutions No access
3. Prisons as a Market for Capitalism and Commodification of Black Bodies No access
4. Criminal Justice System Cover-ups and the Blue Wall—Code of Silence No access
5. Criminal Justice System Framing Individuals and Groups No access
6. Public-Private Business Arrangements, Corruption, and the Criminal Justice System No access
7. Conclusion and Recommendations No access
8. References No access
1. Development Corruption: A Conceptualization No access
2. Individual-Level Analysis: Mohammad Suharto No access
3. A State-Level Analysis: South Sudan No access
4. International-Level Analysis: The World Health Organization No access
5. Conclusion and Recommendations No access
6. References No access
1. Educational Corruption: A Conceptualization No access
2. Examination Malpractices No access
3. Bribery as Educational Corruption No access
4. Sexual Harassment (Sex-for-Grade) No access
5. Conclusion and Recommendations No access
6. References No access
1. Ethical Corruption: A Conceptualization No access
2. COVID-2019 Corruption in Zimbabwe No access
3. A Zimbabwean Clergyman Who Justified Some Corruption No access
4. The Case of Jacob Zuma of South Africa No access
5. Conclusion and Recommendations No access
6. References No access
1. Geographical Corruption: A Conceptualization No access
2. Individual-Level Analysis: Joseph Ejercito Estrada of the Philippines No access
3. Institutional-Level Analysis: The Shamba System of the Kenyan Forest Service No access
4. State-Level Analysis: The Co-operative State of Guyana No access
5. International-Level Analysis: The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) No access
6. Conclusion and Recommendations No access
7. References No access
1. Historical Corruption: A Conceptualization No access
2. The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant and Its Reflection in Zimbabwe No access
3. Extortion, Embezzlement, and Its Evidence in American Politics No access
4. Electoral Corruption and Its Manifestation in Syria No access
5. Conclusion and Recommendations No access
6. References No access
1. Management Corruption: A Conceptualization No access
2. Corruption at the Level of the Individual No access
3. Corruption at the Level of the Organization No access
4. Corruption at the Level of the Society No access
5. Conclusion and Recommendations No access
6. References No access
1. Mathematics of Corruption: A Conceptualization No access
2. Mathematics to Fight Corruption in Cameroon and Tanzania No access
3. Mathematics of Corruption of Morals among Adolescents in Kenya No access
4. Mathematics of Issuing Aadharr Card in India No access
5. Conclusions and Recommendations No access
6. References No access
1. Psychological Corruption: A Conceptualization No access
2. The American Psychological Association’s Complicity in the Torture Program No access
3. Psychologists in a Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme No access
4. Fraud in Psychology Research: The Diederik Stapel Case No access
5. Conclusions and Recommendations No access
6. References No access
1. Religious Corruption: A Conceptualization No access
2. Corruption: A New Phenomenon Introduced by the West to Africa No access
3. African Philanthropic Acts and Corruption No access
4. Interpretation of African Acts and Corruption: Which Way Now? No access
5. Conclusion and Recommendations No access
6. References No access
1. Youth Studies Corruption: A Conceptualization No access
2. Dimensions of Corruption among Youth in Nigeria No access
3. Cybercrime No access
4. Kidnapping for Ransom No access
5. Conclusion and Recommendations No access
6. References No access
Bibliography No access Pages 281 - 314
Index No access Pages 315 - 318
About the Contributors No access Pages 319 - 322