The History of Corruption in Central Government: Cahier d'histoire de l'administration no. 7

Nine historical case studies explore administrative and governmental corruption in advanced capitalist countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United States. The papers focus on the development of corruption in governance during the periods the respective countries were undergoing processes of modernization, hoping to highlight administrative corruption as a historical phenomenon and as a part of development dynamics. The pa...