The European Union's Fight Against Corruption

by Patrycja Szarek-Mason

Book Overview

The fight against corruption emerged as one of the most significant issues during the 2004 enlargement of the EU and gained even more importance with the accession of Romania and Bulgaria in 2007. In order to prepare candidate countries for membership, the EU found it necessary to create new institutions and mechanisms to address corruption. Patrycja Szarek-Mason traces the development of the EU anti-corruption framework, showing how recent enlargements...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521113571
• ISBN13: 9780521113571
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"