Corruption, Social Sciences and the Law: Exploration across the disciplines

293 Pages·2019·7.673 MB·English

by  Jane Ellis (editor)

Corruption, Social Sciences and the Law
The problem of corruption, however described, dates back thousands of years.
Professionals working in areas such as development studies, economics and pol-
itical studies, were the first to most actively analyse and publish on the topic of
corruption and its negative impacts on economies, societies and politics. There
was, at that time, minimal literature available on corruption and the law.
The literature and discussion on bribery and corruption, as well as on the
negative impact of each and what is required to address them, particularly in the
legal context, are now considerable. Corruption and anti-corruption are multifa-
ceted and multi-disciplinary. The focus now on the law and compliance, and
perhaps commercial incentives, is relatively easy. However, corruption, anti-
corruption and the motivations for them are complex. If we continue to discuss,
debate, engage and address corruption and anti-corruption in our own disciplin-
ary silos, we are unlikely to significantly progress the fight against corruption.
What do terms such as ‘culture of integrity’, ‘demand accountability’, ‘transpar-
ency and accountability’ and ‘ethical corporate culture’ dominating the anti-
corruption discourse mean, if anything, in other disciplines? If they are meaning-
less, what approach would practitioners in those other disciplines suggest be
adopted to address corruption. What has their experience been in the field?
How can the work of each discipline contribute to the work of whole and, as
such, improve our work in and understanding of anti-corruption? This book
seeks to answer these questions and to understand the phenomenon more com-
prehensively. It will be of value to researchers, academics, lawyers, legislators
and students in the fields of law, anthropology, sociology, international affairs
and business.
Jane Ellis is a director, corporate governance specialist, independent researcher
and legal adviser with expertise in corporate governance, risk management,
whistleblower guidance, business ethics, anti-corruption law and competition
law. Jane is a long-standing supporter of Transparency International and
a former board member of the Australian chapter of Transparency Inter-
national. She is an Australian-qualified lawyer who was formerly a partner in
competition law with Ashurst in Sydney.
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Corruption, Social Sciences
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Exploration across the disciplines
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Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Listofcontributors viii
Foreword,LeahAmbler x
Introduction 1
JANEELLIS
1 Corruption:Theshapeofthebeast 6
ARVINDK.JAIN
2 Thehistoryofcorruptionandthebenefitsofahistoricalapproach 29
MARKKNIGHTS
3 Bribery,corruptionandthelaw 47
JANEELLIS
4 Reductionofcorruptionasgoodgovernance 59
HABIBULHAQUEKHONDKER
5 Cuibono?Corruptorsandthecorrupted–corporategovernanceand
corruption:Therolesandresponsibilitiesoftheprivatesector 78
MARIEDELARAMA,ALICEKLETTNERANDMICHAELLESTER
6 Tacklingcorruptionthroughcorporatesocialresponsibility 101
ONYEKAK.OSUJI
7 Apoliticalscienceperspective:Fromdebatetodétente 133
SAMPOWER
vi Contents
8 Discourseofcorruptionandanti-corruption 149
CHRISMCVITTIEANDRAHULSAMBARAJU
9 Corruption:Asociologicalapproach 166
JACEKKURCZEWSKI
10 Themoralityofcorruptioninorganisations 188
DAVIDETORSELLO
11 Usingsystemsthinkingtounderstandandaddresscorruption
inthecriminaljusticesysteminfragilestates 201
CHEYANNESCHARBATKE-CHURCHANDDIANAV.CHIGAS
12 Socialnormsandattitudestowardscorruption:Comparative
insightsfromEastAfrica 223
CLAUDIABAEZ-CAMARGO,ABELDUFITUMUKIZA,
EGIDIUSKAMANYI,SABAKASSA,ROBERTLUGOLOBIANDCOSIMOSTAHL
13 Corruption:Killingthebeast 238
ARVINDK.JAIN
14 Explorationsacrossthedisciplines 260
JANEELLIS
Index 270
Acknowledgements
My heartfelt thanks go to all the contributors to this book and their appreci-
ation of what I hope to achieve through it. Thanks also go to Leah Ambler of
the Anti-Corruption Division at the OECD who, in a personal capacity, sacri-
ficed what little free time she had to review and contribute to this book. Finally,
but certainly not least, my thanks to Peter Leahy who encouraged me in the
development of the idea behind the book and its realisation.
Contributors
Leah Ambler OECD Anti-Corruption Division
Arvind K. Jain John Molson School of Business, Concordia University
Mark Knights University of Warwick
Jane Ellis Director,corporategovernancespecialist,legaladviserandindependent
researcher
Habibul Haque Khondker Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Marie dela Rama University of Technology, Sydney and LongView Part-
ners, Sydney
Dr. Alice Klettner University of Technology, Sydney and LongView Partners,
Sydney
Mr. Michael Lester University of Technology, Sydney and LongView Partners,
Sydney
Onyeka K Osuji School of Law, University of Essex
Sam Power Lecturer in politics, University of Exeter
Chris McVittie Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Rahul Sambaraju Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin
Jacek Kurczewski Prof. Em., University of Warsaw, Institute of Applied Social
Sciences, chair in sociology and anthropology of custom and law
Davide Torsello Central European University, Hungary
Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church Professor of practice, Fletcher School of Law
and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford
Diana V Chigas Senior international officer and associate provost, Tufts Uni-
versity, and professor of practice, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy,
Tufts University
Claudia Baez-Camargo Basel Institute on Governance
Contributors ix
Abel Dufitumukiza Basel Institute on Governance
Egidius Kamanyi Basel Institute on Governance
Saba Kassa Basel Institute on Governance
Robert Lugolobi Basel Institute on Governance
Cosimo Stahl Basel Institute on Governance