Corruption arises from the collusion of economic and political elites, a practice that has developed in order to overcome the contradiction of two important processes of our time: capitalism and democracy. In this new study of the phenomenon, the author shows how corruption is the practice of collusion taken to excess; 'the unacceptable face of capitalism'. Corruption, by 'going too far', exposes what is normally hidden from view; the collusive system of elites furthering the expansion of capitalist practice and market practice at the expense of democratic practice and public values.
| ISBN: | 9780415152068 |
| Publication date: | 13th February 1997 |
| Author: | John Girling |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought |
| Genres: |
Political science and theory Crime and criminology Political ideologies and movements Political structures: democracy |