Corruption, Good Governance and Economic Development

Contemporary Analysis and Case Studies

Corruption, Good Governance and Economic Development adopts a non-Eurocentric approach towards good governance issues in Asia and Africa on practical and theoretical levels. Edited by R N Ghosh and M A B Siddique, this volume features contributions from distinguished scholars and policy makers who examine whether there is any correlation between the level of corruption in a country and its rate of economic change. These chapters are the outcome of major papers that were presented in conferences on the topic of “Good Governance and Economic Development” presented in Australia and India in June and December 2009 respectively, and it is hoped that they will bridge the gap in the area of good governance from a non-Western perspective in existing development literature.

Contents:

• Corruption, Crime and Economic Growth:

  • Some Quantitative Measures of Corruption (R N Ghosh and M A B Siddique)
  • Using the Release of Information as an Indicator of Government Transparency (Andrew Williams)
  • Deliberative Democracy, Global Green Information System and Spirituality (Dora Marinova, Vladislav Todorov and Amzad Hossain)

• Selected Case Studies:

  • Governance, Institutions and Corruption: Negative Sovereignty in Africa*(Derek H Aldcroft)*
  • Corruption in Bangladesh: Review and Analysis (M A B Siddique)
  • Restoring Sustainable Governance in Bangladesh (Amzad Hossain and Dora Marinova)
  • Crime, Corruption and Economic Growth — A Study in Indian Perspective (Gautam M Chakrabarti)
  • Comparative Crime and Corruption in Different Indian States in the Context of Economic Development (Surajit Kar Purkayastha)
  • A Certain Uncertainty; Assessment of Court Decisions in Tackling Corruption in Indonesia (Rimawan Pradiptyo)
  • Does Governance Reform in a Democratic Transition Country Reduce the Risk of Corruption? Evidence from Indonesia (Budi Setiyono)

• Conclusion and Policy Implications:

  • Conclusion: Good Governance and Sustainable Development (M A B Siddique and R N Ghosh)

Readership: Undergraduates and postgraduates focused on development studies; policymakers with an interest in development issues in Asia and non-governmental organizations.
Key Features:

• The book contains a good deal of useful statistical information
• Some of the papers are contributed by distinguished scholars based on evidence
• Various chapters make an in depth analysis of the relationships between corruption and development