1 Welcome, and What Is Corruption? Concepts and Definitions

Lecture

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Reading

Nye, Joseph S. (1967). “Corruption and Political Development: A Cost-Benefit Analysis.” American Political Science Review, 61(2), 417–427. (PDF) Required.

Johnston, Michael (2005). Syndromes of Corruption: Wealth, Power, and Democracy. Cambridge University Press. Read the Preface and Chapter 1, “Wealth, Power, and Corruption.” (PDF) Required.

Philp, Mark (1997). “Defining Political Corruption.” Political Studies, 45(3), 436–462. (PDF) Recommended.

Thompson, Dennis F. (2018). “Theories of Institutional Corruption.” Annual Review of Political Science, 21, 495–513. (PDF) Recommended.