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03013aam a2200373 i 4500 001 FAE02F440C2C11EAA2E5F95597128E48 003 SILO 005 20191121010049 008 180805s2019 enk b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2018029448 020 $a 1138366722 020 $a 9781138366725 035 $a (OCoLC)1054266916 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCA $d OCL $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-it--- 050 00 $a JN5641 $b .M47 2019 100 1 $a Merloni, Francesco, $e author. 245 10 $a Corruption and public administration : $b the Italian case in a comparative perspective / $c Francesco Merloni. 264 1 $a Abingdon, Oxon ; $b Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, $c 2019. 300 $a xiii, 176 pages ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "Corruption and Public Administration looks at public sector organizations and what they have achieved since signing the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Agreement in Merida in 2004. It examines how the signee countries engaged in the set-up of institutions to contain corruption in public administration, and how these governments and institutions have progressed. The book compares several developed countries, and undertakes an especially detailed examination of Italy. It highlights strengths and weaknesses, and proposes organizational means of addressing the issues, which include diversity in organizational structures and systems, and a focus on prevention rather than repression. The book shines a light on anti-corruption practices and aims to foster open discussion about this pressing topical issue among peers in all relevant fields of the social sciences"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Varieties of approach and country cases -- The mission and operations of the Italian experiment -- An inside-out view of Italy's anti-corruption authority -- Country comparison of anti-corruption efforts -- The social and economic context of the anti-corruption effort -- Measuring the impact of the anti-corruption effort -- Origin and support of the anti-corruption effort : the stakeholders -- Corruption case histories -- Joining public and private anti-corruption efforts -- Conclusions and future studies -- Interview with the Italian anti-corruption authority president, Raffaele Cantone. 630 00 $a United Nations Convention against Corruption $d (2003 October 31) 630 07 $a United Nations Convention against Corruption (2003 October 31) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01774154 650 0 $a Political corruption $z Italy. 650 0 $a Public administration $x Corrupt practices $z Italy. 650 7 $a Political corruption. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069240 650 7 $a Public administration $x Corrupt practices. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01081987 651 7 $a Italy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204565 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20200318012248.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FAE02F440C2C11EAA2E5F95597128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search