The System Made Me Do it: Corruption in Post-communist Societies

by Rasma Karklins

Book Overview

Strike up a conversation with a citizen from the post-communist region and invariably the talk will turn to the topic of corruption - the misuse of public power for private gain. People are sure that corruption is widespread, whether from their own experiences or stories they have heard from others. They feel frustrated that there seems to be nothing they can do about it, that they are helpless, and that they are being played for fools. And many are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765616343
• ISBN13: 9780765616340
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"