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Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index 2005, (Transparency International Secretariat,
2005)
Alexander Jäätmaa Kungsholmens Gymnasium
VIII
CORRUPTION AND DEVELOPMENT 1
Professor Elia Yi Armstrong
E-mail: armstronge@un.org
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, USA
Spring 2001
This four-session course will look at corruption, most frequently defined as the abuse of
public office for private gains, and its role in development. The first session will be
devoted to theories that explain the effects of corruption in development, ranging from
benign to detrimental. The next two sessions will examine the problem of corruption in
developing societies, focusing on a rule of law which has been undermined by rapid
political and economic transitions or social instability, a lack of accountability and
transparency, and weak institutions of restraint. The final session will address strategies
to contain and control corruption at the national and international levels, including the
work of the United Nations System.
Required Texts
Core Readings:
Klitgaard, Robert. Controlling Corruption, Berkeley, CA.: University of California
Press, 1988.
Recommended Readings:
Heidenheimer, Arnold J. et al. Political Corruption: A Handbook. New
Brunswick, NJ.: Transaction Books, 1989.
Rose-Ackerman, Susan. Corruption and Government: Causes, Consequences,
and Reforms. N.Y.: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Course Requirements
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