No Rule of Law, No Democracy: Conflicts of Interest, Corruption, and Elections as Democratic Deficits

by Cristina Nicolescu-Waggonner

Book Overview

Mainstream theories assert that democracy cures corruption. In market economies, however, elections are expensive and parties, with ever-thinning memberships, cannot legally acquire the necessary campaign funds. In order to secure electoral funds, a large number of politicians misappropriate public funds. Due to the illicit character of these transactions, high officials with conflicts of interest prefer to leave anticorruption enforcement mechanisms...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438462638
• ISBN13: 9781438462639
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"