Corruption has fierce impacts on economic and societal development and is subject to a
vast range of institutional, jurisdictional, societal, and economic conditions. It is this paper's …

What is state capacity and how does it affect development? The concept of state capacity
acquired centrality during the late seventies and eighties, sponsored by a rather compact set …

Assessment of the social science literature and regional case studies reveals how social
norms, culture, and individual choices, interact with infrastructure and other structural …

Street level discretion--Three pathologies: the indifferent, the enforcer, and the caregiver--A
gymnastics of the self: co** with the everyday pressures of street-level work--When the …

With an increased awareness of the detrimental effects of corruption on development,
strategies to fight it are now a top priority in policy circles. Yet, in countries ridden with …

Why do some societies manage to control corruption so that it manifests itself only
occasionally, while other societies remain systemically corrupt? This book is about how …

In the discussion of the sources of social capital, it has been stressed that generalized trust
is built up by the citizens themselves through a culture that permeates the networks and …

What makes a well‐functioning governmental crisis management system, and how can this
be studied using an organization theory–based approach? A core argument is that such a …

Charron N., Dijkstra L. and Lapuente V. Regional governance matters: quality of government
within European Union member states, Regional Studies. This study presents novel data …

This enlightening book scrutinizes the shifting governance paradigms that inform public
administration reforms. From the rise to supremacy of New Public Management to new the …