Paying Bribes for Public Services A Global Guide to Grass-Roots Corruption [Hardcover]

This book documents what happens when people encounter public officials. It draws on multi-national Barometer surveys asking questions about corruption and bribery in 119 countries. Clear prose, tables and figures report the answers given by more than 250,000 people and the conclusion sets out six principles for reducing bribery.List Of Tables And Figures Preface 1. Why Bribery Matters Corruption: A Word With Many Uses Behaviour At The Grass Roots Questions And Answers 2. Getting Things Done By The Book, By Hook Or By Crook Bureaucracy As A Book Of Rules Bureaucracy Not The Only Way Of Getting Things Done Is Bribery Wrong? 3. Contact Is Critical Public Services Differ Contact Varies By Service 4. The Extent Of Bribery Payment Of A Bribe Bribes Vary By Service When Bribery Happens How Much Is Paid As A Bribe Credibility Checks 5. Perception Is Not Experience Mass Perceptions Of Corruption Potential For Protest 6. Differences Across Time, Space And Individuals No Trend Over Time Differences Between Countries Explaining Differences In Who Pays Bribes 7. Choices In Surveys Core Topics And Questions Choices In Fieldwork 8. Reducing Bribes For Public Services Six Principles For Reducing Bribery Political Implications

Using evidence from surveys around the globe, Richard Rose's book calls much needed attention to the pervasiveness of grassroots corruption . It uses the evidence to identify a set of innovative policy recommendations about how to turn the tide against bribery worldwide. This makes the book a key resource for policy-makers and the anti-corruption community worldwide. Robin Hodess, Group Director-Research and Knowledge, Transparency International

Bribes are all too often reduced to simple material transactions. But Rose and Peiffer use fresh evidence from global surveys to show that matters are much more complicated. Bribery occurs as part of a complex set of influences on the delivery of public services. Those who cope with bribelãÊ