Public Sector Performance, Corruption and State Capture in a Globalized World (Routledge Research in Public Law)

This collection examines the difficult task of reforming governments worldwide to meet citizens’ needs and aspirations.It advances constructive efforts to enhance public accountability while recognizing the complex ways in which corruption, greed, and state capture undermine the legitimacy and performance of government.The contributors are political scientists, lawyers, and economists who bring a cross-disciplinary approach to their chosen subjects.The first group of chapters deals with public sector performance, development, and public participation.Complementary pieces by a practitioner and a scholar confront the challenges of achieving reform in countries with difficult political environments and extensive poverty and inequality.The second group emphasizes the way corruption and state capture limit the accountability and effectiveness of governments in both developing and wealthy countries.The contributions consider the institutional roots of dysfunctional government and their links