The Shadow Economy, Corruption and Governance - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1848440790 ISBN 13 : 9781848440791

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

This book contributes to the current debates on the shadow economy and related issues of tax evasion and corruption. The approach taken here is one that will develop a better understanding of these related issues, which are increasingly seen as impediments to country competitiveness and economic growth.

Economists and policymakers are increasingly focused on how the shadow economy operates. The contributors discuss how effective corporate governance may help to reduce both the occurrence and effects of illegal activities. The book begins by considering institutional governance and how issues such as economic growth and development can be better understood by gaining a deeper understanding of the decision-making process. The importance of collective persuasion and collective decision-making in an institutional context is illustrated. The remainder of the work details a series of empirical studies outlining the role of governance and institutional capacity in assessing economic performance, the role of political competition in reducing corruption and measures of, and influences on, corruption in different countries around the world.

Institutions such as the WTO, World Bank and the IMF will find much to engage them in this book as will policy makers in government and research policy agencies. It will also hold great appeal to academics (postgraduate and above) in the fields of political economy, economic development and international economics.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Edited by the late Michael Pickhardt, formerly of Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany and Edward Shinnick, University College Cork, Ireland

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848440790
• ISBN 13: 9781848440791
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 296
• Éditeur: Pickhardt Michael, Shinnick Edward
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible