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Waging war on corruption : inside the movement fighting the abuse of power / Frank Vogl.

By: Vogl, Frank, 1945-.
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2016Description: xii, 301 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781442218536 (soft : alk. paper).Subject(s): Corruption -- Prevention -- International cooperation | Bribery -- Prevention -- International cooperation | Political corruption -- Prevention -- International cooperation | Corruption | Bribery | Political corruptionGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Introduction -- Waking up -- Corruption crimes -- Victims -- The activists -- Political villains -- Business villains -- Global security -- The new age of transparency : media and research -- Justice and democracy -- Criminalizing bribe paying : it started with Watergate -- Finally, officials embrace anticorruption -- Justice and the demand for good governance -- The G20 sets a bold agenda -- Shaping solutions I -- Shaping solutions II -- Appendix 1: Transparency International's corruption perceptions index 2011 -- Appendix 2: Transparency International's bribe payers' index 2011 -- Appendix 3: Summary highlights from the United Nations Convention Against Corruption -- Appendix 4: Issues related to the Council of Europe's criminal and civil law conventions on corruption -- Appendix 5: Global financial integrity : illicit financial flows -- Appendix 6: Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention : Trace International and Transparency International surveys.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Waking up -- Corruption crimes -- Victims -- The activists -- Political villains -- Business villains -- Global security -- The new age of transparency : media and research -- Justice and democracy -- Criminalizing bribe paying : it started with Watergate -- Finally, officials embrace anticorruption -- Justice and the demand for good governance -- The G20 sets a bold agenda -- Shaping solutions I -- Shaping solutions II -- Appendix 1: Transparency International's corruption perceptions index 2011 -- Appendix 2: Transparency International's bribe payers' index 2011 -- Appendix 3: Summary highlights from the United Nations Convention Against Corruption -- Appendix 4: Issues related to the Council of Europe's criminal and civil law conventions on corruption -- Appendix 5: Global financial integrity : illicit financial flows -- Appendix 6: Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention : Trace International and Transparency International surveys.

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