Political Corruption and Democratic Governance

by Jongseok Woo, Eunjung Choi

Overview

Through a cross-national lens Political Corruption and Democratic Governance explores political corruption and how it influences electoral politics, political trust, citizens’ evaluations of democratic norms and values, economic development, and distributional justice in both developed and developing nations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498541879
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	08/15/2018
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.33(w) x 9.56(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Jongseok Woo is assistant professor of political science in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies at the University of South Florida. Eunjung Choi is associate professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the Chonnam National University in South Korea.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Political Corruption in Contemporary Politics Chapter 2: Political Corruption from a Global Perspective Chapter 3: Political Corruption and Economic Growth Chapter 4: Political Corruption, Economic Liberalization, and Distributive Justice Chapter 5: Political Corruption and Electoral Outcomes Chapter 6: Corruption, Trust, and Democracy Chapter 7: Political Corruption and Democratic Governance

Editorial Reviews

Jongseok Woo and Eunjung Choi provide an important contribution to the literature on corruption and government performance.  Their analysis of how citizens perceive wrongdoing in politics – and the implications of these perceptions for democratic representation – is both rigorously executed and accessible.

James A McCann

Political Corruption and Democratic Governance makes an important contribution to the growing literature on corruption by offering extensive empirical research demonstrating the ill effects of corruption on economic performance, distributive justice, and social and political trust, and gauging corruption’s impact on voting and electoral outcomes. Accessible and useful to both undergraduates and experts, the book provides a solid overview of the sub-field of corruption studies, exploring questions of definition, measurement, and different theoretical approaches. By assessing corruption’s impact on the various dimensions of democratic governance, Jongseok Woo and Eunjung Choi highlight the critical role corruption plays in fueling the growing crisis to democracy in developing and developed countries worldwide.

Stephen Morris

Woo and Choi provide a valuable and comprehensive empirical analysis of political corruption and the book is set to become a core text in the literature on corruption studies

South African Journal of International Affairs