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Corrupting youth political education, democratic culture, and political theory / by Euben, J. Peter

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Corruption, capitalism and democracy by Girling, John

Subjects: “…Political corruption Case studies.…”
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Hold your nose and vote why do some democracies tolerate corruption? / by Pani, Marco

Subjects: “…Political corruption.…”
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Corruption & democracy in Latin America /

Table of Contents: “…Causes and impacts of corruption in Latin America -- Democracy, economic policy, and political corruption in comparative perspective / Strom C. …”
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Political booms local money and power in Taiwan, East China, Thailand, and the Philippines / by White, Lynn T.

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Noble cause corruption, the banality of evil, and the threat to American democracy, 1950-2008 by DiJoseph, John

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Political consequences of crony capitalism inside Russia by Sharafutdinova, Gulnaz

Table of Contents: “…Postcommunist crony capitalism : its nature and origins -- Fragmented cronyism : the case of Nizhnii Novgorod -- Centralized cronyism : the case of Tatarstan -- Regional lessons of electoral competition -- Corruption and democracy under Yeltsin and Putin -- Postcommunist cronyism and the choice between authoritarianism and democracy.…”
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The road to 9/11 wealth, empire, and the future of America / by Scott, Peter Dale

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Money, power & elections : how campaign finance reform subverts American democracy / by Smith, Rodney A., 1941-

Table of Contents: “…-- Political campaigns and money -- The perceived corruption of money versus the real corruption of power -- We the sovereigns, not we the subjects -- The crux of the problem -- Supreme Court mandates run amok -- Empirical evidence -- Freedom of the press -- Political fund-raising : the current reality -- The twenty-eighth amendment.…”
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Cooperative collegial democracy for Africa and multi-ethnic societies democracy without tears / by Ezeani, Emefiena

Table of Contents: “…-- Centripetalism : a competitive model of democracy -- Consociationalism : a quasi-cooperative model of democracy -- Democracy in pre-colonial and post-colonial Africa -- Ethnicity, religion, the judiciary and liberal democracy in a multi-ethnic society -- Godfatherism, privatisation of the state and diminution of political space -- Giovanni Sartori : political parties, party-less state and competitive democracy -- The unanswered national questions and the party model of democracy -- The party system and some specific issues -- Voting under the veil of ignorance and the belief in the people's power -- Cooperative collegial democracy : a workable model for Africa and multi-ethnic societies -- Epilogue : corruption and democracy : learning from the Nigerian experience.…”
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Democracy and elections in Africa by Lindberg, Staffan I., 1969-

Table of Contents: “…The transition paradigm ; Corruption and democratization ; Stateness and social citizenship ; Lessons on consolidation ; Policy implications ; The power of elections in unfavorable conditions.…”
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The construction of democracy lessons from practice and research /

Table of Contents: “…/ Rut Diamint -- Controlling corruption : government accountability, business ethics, and sectoral reform / Susan Rose-Ackerman -- Brazil : the ethics of responsibility / Fernando Henrique Cardoso -- Latin America : national and global factors in democratization and democratic consolidation / César Gaviria -- Democracy : a view from India / Inder K. …”
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China's changing political landscape prospects for democracy /

Table of Contents: “…/ Joseph Fewsmith -- Fighting corruption: a difficult challenge for Chinese leaders / Minxin Pei -- The political implications of China's social future : Complacency, scorn, and the forlorn / Dorothy J. …”
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The Vanguard of the Atlantic World : Creating Modernity, Nation, and Democracy in Nineteenth-Century Latin America / by Sanders, James E., 1971-

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