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03475aam a2200409 i 4500 001 8A281F9A8FC011ECBA4AA6A62FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220217010136 008 210401s2021 nyuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021015046 020 $a 0197577628 020 $a 9780197577622 035 $a (OCoLC)1242911485 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d MNN $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a s------ $a s------ 050 00 $a JF1525.C66 $b L34 2021 100 1 $a Lagunes, Paul, $e author. 245 14 $a The eye and the whip : $b corruption control in the Americas / $c Paul Lagunes. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2021] 300 $a x, 153 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Three corruption scandals, three field experiments -- Eye and whip -- Corruption in the built environment -- The eye is not enough -- Scaling up -- Beyond the duration of an audit -- Ever-brighter. 520 $a "Corruption vulnerabilities exist where government officials have power over the provision of goods and the imposition of costs. Building permits and infrastructure contracts are examples of state-issued goods. Traffic tickets and tax liabilities are examples of costs levied by the state. These and other corruption vulnerabilities turn to actual threats when officials calculate that the benefits of abusing their power are greater than the penalties associated with getting caught. By a similar logic, the formula for corruption control requires increasing the probability of detecting corruption (that is, of activating the eye) through enhanced monitoring and then credibly threatening to apply the appropriate penalty in response to wrongdoing (cracking the whip). Notably, the common policy response to corruption often emphasizes only the first of the two mechanisms. Governments prioritize transparency measures but avoid the risks associated with confronting corruption. Therefore, as a means to improve on the current state of affairs, this book examines distinct approaches to promoting accountability, especially accountability among the set of unelected officials responsible for regulating the built environment. It analyzes the results of field experiments on corruption control conducted in the City of Queretaro in central Mexico, urban and peri-urban districts in Peru, and two of New York City's boroughs. The book contributes evidence-based recommendations for how societies can go about fighting bureaucratic corruption"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Political corruption $z North America $v Cross-cultural studies. 650 0 $a Political corruption $z South America $v Cross-cultural studies. 650 0 $a Political corruption $z North America $x Prevention. 650 0 $a Political corruption $z South America $x Prevention. 650 7 $a Political corruption. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069240 650 7 $a Political corruption $x Prevention. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069248 651 7 $a North America. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01242475 651 7 $a South America. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01244515 655 7 $a Cross-cultural studies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423769 776 08 $i Online version: $a Lagunes, Paul. $t Eye and the whip $d New York : Oxford University Press, 2021 $z 9780197577653 $w (DLC) 2021015047 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20230517010255.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8A281F9A8FC011ECBA4AA6A62FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search