This article reviews the main corruption literature trends and theoretical foundations and
points out the challenges of existing explanations of corruption. The emphasis on broad …

Neoliberalism has been one of the most hotly contested themes in academic and political
debate over the last 30 years. Given the global and persistent influence of neoliberal ideas …

This brand new text examines power and inequalities and how these are central to our
understanding of how policies are made and implemented. It introduces the concepts and …

While executive patronage brings important benefits in terms of governance and control,
political influence over the selection of agency staff entails a democratic dilemma: how …

This article returns to Christopher Hood's influential work, The politics of quangocide, to
examine the United Kingdom's coalition government's approach to public bodies reform …

Globally, Parliaments are democratic representation institutions responsible for law making,
oversight over the executive, financial controls, and representation. There is ample evidence …

2. Aims In pursuit of the SDG goals of contributing to a more ethical, responsible and
sustainable way of working and managing, I am pleased to introduce the Emerald SDG …

This doctorate looks at the role of parliamentary select committees in the UK House of
Commons. Though the literature on this topic is extensive, this research project explores the …

While the problem of political corruption in mid-nineteenth century Britain has been much
studied, the experience of corrupt behaviour in public bodies, both new and long …

Extensive reforms were undertaken to tackle the inefficiencies in judiciary in the Southeast
European country of North Macedonia. The EU asked North Macedonia, as a candidate …