Publisher's Synopsis
"Bribery is unsettling. It is difficult to detect and often difficult to interpret. Even more unsettling are claims that bribery should sometimes be considered harmless, or even virtuous. Is not bribery a damaging form of economic parasitism? Yet if a convincing case could be made for the acceptability of certain categories of bribery, the implications for public and institutional anti-bribery policies would be significant: in particular, the rationale for "zero tolerance" approaches might be threatened. By exploring this topic, this book will be of interest to public policy makers, anti-corruption professionals, and the general reader interested in counter-corruption practices. The unique discussion format provides space for the comparison and differentiation of a plurality of ethical perspectives. The discussion centers on claims made by a zealous advocate of laissez-faire free markets for recognition of the "good" bribe, which has an
