Crime and punishment in Soviet officialdom : combating corruption in the political elite, 1965-1990 /

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Author / Creator:Clark, William A., 1958-
Imprint:Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharp, c1993.
Description:xi, 242 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Contemporary Soviet/post-Soviet politics
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1461195
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ISBN:1563240556 (cloth : alk. paper)
1563240564 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-234) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Corruption, Politics, and Soviet Society. Conceptualizing Corruption. Conceptualizing Corruption in Comparative Perspective. Corruption and Soviet Society
  • 2. Public Administration and the Structure of Corruption in Soviet Officialdom. Bureaucratic Organization and Bureaucratic Behavior. Historical Influences. Soviet-Specific Influences
  • 3. Corruption in the Political Elite, 1965-1990. Officialdom, Corruption, and the Soviet Criminal Code. Data and Methodology. Findings. An Informal Criminology of System Maintenance
  • 4. Combating Corruption in Soviet Society. The Control Organs. Soviet Whistleblowers and the Control Function. The Cadres Weapon and the Control of Officialdom
  • 5. The Politics of Corruption and Anti-Corruption in the Soviet System. Andropov's Rise to Power. The Decline of Brezhnev and the Politics of Succession. The Politics of Anti-Corruption After Brezhnev
  • 6. Official Corruption, the Soft State, and the Future of Reform. The Soviet Soft State: Past and Future. A Balance Sheet. Official Corruption, Perestroika, and Beyond.