Shifting Obsessions
| Author | : Ivan Krastev |
| Publisher | : Central European University Press |
| Total Pages | : 135 |
| Release | : 2004-06-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9786155053894 |
| ISBN-13 | : 6155053898 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Download or read book Shifting Obsessions written by Ivan Krastev and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is not a study of anti-corruption policies. Instead, it looks at the politics of anti-corruption. Policies are what institutions do. But in analyzing politics, this book seeks to discover why institutions do what they do. The author delves into political motivations at a time when "combating corruption" is the fashion among the academic community. Krastev argues that anti-corruption sentiments are not driven by the actual level of corruption but by general disappointment with liberal reforms that cause rising social inequality. In this collection of essays, the author makes the provocative argument that the current corruption-focused policies are doomed.
