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" Paying Bribes for Public Services: "
by Richard Rose, Caryn Peiffer.
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BL
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718506
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b538195
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by Richard Rose, Caryn Peiffer.
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Paying Bribes for Public Services: : A Global Guide to Grass-Roots Corruption\ by Richard Rose, Caryn Peiffer.
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London: Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, 2015
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(124 pages)
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1137509678
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: 1349506184
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: 9781137509673
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: 9781349506187
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Cover; Half-Tile; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1 Why Bribery Matters; Corruption: a word with many uses; Behaviour at the grass roots; Questions and answers; 2 Getting Things Done by the Book, by Hook or by Crook; Bureaucracy as a book of rules; Bureaucracy not the only way of getting things done; Is bribery wrong?; 3 Contact Is Critical; Public services differ; Contact varies by service; 4 The Extent of Bribery; Payment of a bribe; Bribes vary by service; When bribery happens; How much is paid as a bribe; Credibility checks. 5 Perception Is Not ExperienceMass perceptions of corruption; Potential for protest; 6 Differences Across Time, Space and Individuals; No trend over time; Differences between countries; Explaining differences in who pays bribes; 7 Choices in Surveys; Core topics and questions; Choices in fieldwork; 8 Reducing Bribes for Public Services; Six principles for reducing bribery; Political implications; Appendix; References; Index.
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This book documents what happens when people encounter public officials. It draws on multi-national Barometer surveys asking questions about corruption and bribery in 119 countries. Clear prose, tables and figures report the answers given by more than 250,000 people and the conclusion sets out six principles for reducing bribery.
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Economics.
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Political science.
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Social sciences.
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JF1081.B975 2015
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Caryn Peiffer
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Richard Rose
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