Corruption as a Last Resort: Adapting to the Market in Central Asia A leading cause of this resource scarcity is market reform, as demonstrated by McMann's analysis of these countries as well as of Uzbekistan and global data. This drives individuals to illicitly seek
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| Title | : | Corruption as a Last Resort: Adapting to the Market in Central Asia |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.57 (957 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801453275 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-25 |
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Why do ordinary people engage in corruption? Kelly M. McMann contends that bureaucrats, poverty, and culture do not force individuals in Central Asia to pay bribes, use connections, or sell political support. Rather, corruption is a last resort when relatives, groups in society, the market, and formal government programs cannot provide essential goods and services. Using evidence from her long-term research in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, McMann shows that Islamic institutions, secular charities, entrepreneurs, and banks cannot provide the jobs and credit people need. This drives individuals to illicitly seek employment and loans from government officials.A leading cause of this resource scarcity is market reform, as demonstrated by McMann's analysis of these countries as well as of Uzbekistan and global data. Market reform without supporting institutions, such as credit registries and antimonopoly measures, limits the resources available from the market and societal groups. McMann finds
Editorial : "This innovative theory invests in a new 'corruption from below' perspectivethat considers ordinarypeople instead of elitesoffering new argumentations that criticise a mere/immediate ‘market’ concept. McMann has produced a fundamental book that will surelycontribute to the research in anti-corruption studies creating a consistent basis for further research." -- Riccardo Mario Cucciolla,Europe-Asia Studies
"Most studies of corruption focus on large-scale rent-seeking behavior of political elites. Corruption as a Last Resort, in refreshing contrast, focuses on citizens' incentives for engagingor not engagingin corruption so as to secure scarce resources. Kelly M. McMann provides helpful insights into painful and partial market reforms in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and the absence of economic reforms in Uzbekistan."Eric McGlinchey, George Mason University, author of Chaos, Violence, Dynasty: Politics and Islam in Central Asia
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