Corruption in America

Oguzhan Dincer is a Professor of Economics and the Founding Director of the Institute for Corruption Studies at the Illinois State University. His main research interests are Development Economics and Public Economics, with a particular focus on corruption. Michael Johnston is Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, at Colgate University. His book Syndromes of Corruption (2005) won the 2009 Grawemeyer Prize for Ideas Improving World Order. He has studied corruption, democratization, and reform since 1975.

• Part I. How Corrupt is America? 1. It All Depends … ; 2. Can We Measure Corruption? 3. Why are Some States More Corrupt than Others? Part ii. What Difference Does It Make? Consequences of Corruption 4. Economic and Political Outcomes: Corruption, Growth, Inequality, Trust, and Voter Participation; 5. Racial Outcomes: Killings of Black Americans by Police and Structural Corruption; 6. Environmental Outcomes: Clean Air, Clean Water … Dirty Politics? 7. Public Health Outcomes: Race, Corruption, and COVID-19; Part iii. Can We Do Anything about Corruption? 8. Economic and Political Responses to Corruption; 9. The Challenges Ahead.

'Rich countries have a different corruption configuration to poor countries. This excellent path-breaking book explores some of the dynamics of American corruption. Using various data sources, the authors point out that not all corruption is the same, and that corruption varies enormously by state and locality.' Adam Graycar, University of Adelaide