Corruption in the developed world / edited by Robert Williams, Jonathan Moran, and Rachel Flanary.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Robert Williams -- 1. The Corruption of Politics and the Politics of Corruption: An Overview / David Nelken and Michael Levi -- 2. The Decline of Patron-Client Relations in Developed Societies / Robin Theobald -- 3. Organized Crime, Corruption and Power / Petrus C. Van Duyne -- 4. Corruption and Ethics Codes in Congress: Ethics Issues in the U.S. Congress / John Dumbrell -- 5. Mediated Corruption: The Case of the Keating Five / Dennis F. Thompson -- 6. Private Interests and Public Office: The American Experience of Sleaze / Robert Williams -- 7. The Effects of Charges of Corruption on Voting Behavior in Congressional Elections, 1982-1990 / Susan Welch and John R. Hibbing -- 8. From Lynskey to Nolan: The Corruption of British Politics and Public Service? / Alan Doig -- 9. Lobbyists: Techniques of the Political "Insiders" / Sebastian Berry -- 10. Corruption in Ireland: A Review of Recent Cases / Neil Collins --

11. France: The End of Republican Ethic? / Yves Meny -- 12. Political Sleaze in France: Forms and Issues / Christophe Fay -- 13. Corruption in the Federal Republic of Germany Before and in the Wake of Reunification / Wolfgang Seibel -- 14. Sleaze and the Sense of Malaise in Germany / Charlie Jeffery and Simon Green -- 15. Conflict of Interest, Corruption or (Simply) Scandals?: The "Oslo Case" 1989-91 / Francesco Kjellberg -- 16. The Resources of Corruption: Some Reflections from the Italian Case / Donatella Della Porta and Alberto Vannucci -- 17. The Judges and Political Corruption in Italy / David Nelken -- 18. Financing Party Politics in Italy: A Case of Systemic Corruption / Martin Rhodes -- 19. Violent Social Regulation: Organized Crime in the Italian South / Raimondo Catanzaro -- 20. Sleaze in Spain / Paul Heywood -- 21. Political Scandalsand Political Responsibility in Democratic Spain / Fernando Jimenez --

22. Sleaze in Contemporary Greek Politics / Kl. S. Koutsoukis -- 23. Tanaka Kakuei, Structural Corruption, and the Advent of Machine Politics in Japan / Chalmers Johnson -- 24. Political Corruption in Japan / Steven R. Reed -- 25. 'Gifts, Networks and Clienteles: Corruption in Japan as a Redistributive System / Jean-Marie Bouissou -- 26. The Recruit Scandal and Corruption in Japanese Political Life / Ian Kearns -- 27. Inside Moves and Outside Views: An Australian Case Study of Elite and Public Perceptions of Political Corruption / Michael Jackson and Rodney Smith -- 28. Crime and Corruption in Australia / Robert Williams -- 29. Investigating Corruption, Implementing Reform: The Australian Case / Robert Williams -- 30. The Development of Political Corruption: A Case Study of Israel / Simcha B. Werner -- 31. The Transition to the Market and Corruption in Post-socialist Russia / Federico Verese --

32. "Foolish to Give and Yet More Foolish Not to Take" - In-depth Interviews with Post-Communist Citizens on Their Everyday Use of Bribes and Contacts / Ase B. Grodeland, Tatyana Y. Koshechkina and William L. Miller -- 33. The Ominous Landscape of Russian Corruption / Svetlana P. Glinkina.