Local Political Corruption: Potential structural malfunctions at the central–local, local–local and intra-local levels

Beeri, Itai; Navot, Doron

doi:10.1080/14719037.2012.707682

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“…However, there is widespread agreement among the public that political corruption is the abuse of power for private gain. Furthermore, the exact meaning of this notion is consistent with the so‐called conventional conception of political corruption (Beeri and Navot ). Put differently, what makes the issue of political corruption hard to detect is not its elusive definition, but rather its hidden nature.…”

Section: Political Corruption In Israelsupporting

confidence: 74%

How Policy Entrepreneurs Reduce Corruption in Israel

Navot

Cohen

2014

Governance

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This article suggests a new perspective for analyzing anticorruption policies by emphasizing the important role of policy entrepreneurs. We maintain that these entrepreneurs combat corruption in three ways: (1) by initiating attempts to reduce corrupt practices, whether through legislation or judicial decisions; (2) by being recognized as honest brokers for informants and insiders; and (3) by providing reliable information from these sources to promote scandals. Even when they are unsuccessful in getting legislation passed, anticorruption entrepreneurs reduce corruption because they raise the level of scrutiny into corrupt practices. In addition, they foment uncertainty, deterring those considering abusing their power. We test our theoretical framework on several anticorruption entrepreneurs in Israel, demonstrating that their existence increases the potential cost of corruption. By creating networks, sharing information with others, and building reputations of honesty and courage, they encourage those involved in or considering illegal activities to refrain from such actions.

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Section: Political Corruption In Israelsupporting

confidence: 74%

How Policy Entrepreneurs Reduce Corruption in Israel

Navot

Cohen

2014

Governance

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“…Many local interviewees commented that the former mayor instigated the shuttering of the state‐owned porcelain factories in lieu of reconstituting them as more viable state‐owned enterprises. The public perceived this as a combination of structural and individual corruption (given that the mayor benefitted personally), which differs from the findings of Beeri and Navot (), indicating that corruption at the local government level is structural and not individual (based on a quantitative survey in Israel).…”

Section: Government Interventions Vs Public Expectationsmentioning

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Surviving local government policy intervention: the case of embedded markets within a historical cultural cluster

Zhuang

Everett

2016

Journal of Public Affairs

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China's name derives from "china" (porcelain), and "China" (pronounced as "Changnan") is the former name of Jingdezhen, the capital city of porcelain-through whose exports of "blue-and-white" china the country gained international renown. The 2200-year-old porcelain cluster in Jingdezhen has survived through multiple empires with distinct policies towards the development of the city's dominant industry. This in-depth case study examines interactions between local government and the business community to discover the effectiveness of policies and the perception of those policies by entrepreneurs through qualitative research employing Grounded Theory methodology. The centralized institutional structure in China contributes significantly to the findings of a total split of "government action" from "public perception" and leads to new considerations for policy-makers to redesign their economic development strategies and plans to engender real effects in the desired direction. This paper also provides an exemplary lesson for historical cultural clusters seeking to escape from unfavorable policy interference.

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“…Thus, eventually, some local stakeholders may lose access to decision making. Moreover, replacing formal hierarchies with abstract norms could lead to corruption, as broad networks diffuse the lines of accountability and control (Beeri and Navot 2012).…”

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“…Because neither inspection nor recovery plans guarantee full recovery (Beeri 2013a;Beeri and Navot 2013;McKiernan 2003;Snape and Taylor 2000), as a last resort, central governments may merge local authorities or may take the final, most severe measure: dismantling the local leadership by dismissing elected officials (e.g., the mayor and council members) and transferring their powers and responsibilities to a committee convened on behalf of the government (Ben-Bassat and Dahan 2009; Grubnic and Woods 2009;Stoker 2004b). Only a few democratic countries employ this neutralization approach; those that do include Ireland, Iceland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, and Israel (Beeri 2013a;Joumard and Kongsrud 2003).…”

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New Localism and Neutralizing Local Government: Has Anyone Bothered Asking the Public for Its Opinion?

Beeri

Yuval

2013

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

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New Localism has attracted growing interest among both researchers and practitioners who deal with local governance. Although most research on the subject has emphasized institutional and national points of view, this study aims to elucidate public opinion toward a governmental policy that for some fundamentally contradicts and for others goes hand in hand with the principles of New Localism: namely, an end-case scenario under which the central government neutralizes failing local authorities. Following Ford's (Ford, Richard T., 1999, Law's territory (A history of jurisdiction), Michigan Law Review 97:843-930) pioneering work "Law's Territory (A History of Jurisdiction)," we suggest a model that predicts the members of the public, based on individual-and community-level characteristics, who are likely to support the neutralization approach and further test the model using a field study of 1,321 residents of Israeli local authorities. Our analyses identified two individual-level factors (satisfaction with local services and social trust) and three community-level characteristics (socioeconomic status, ethnic majority versus minority population, and previous history of neutralization) that influence whether individuals are likely to support or oppose the neutralization approach. Implications of the findings are developed and discussed. INTROduCTION The justification for local government and localism is well rooted in theoretical and practical concepts of pluralism, diffusion of powers, responsiveness to local needs, efficiency of local services, opportunity for political participation, and the democratic right to elect, be elected to, and fill local executive roles (Jones and Stewart 1983; Mill 1991; Pratchett 2004). Subsidiarity is a more recent justification that has been integrated into national policies throughout the Western world (Council of Europe 1985, art. 4; Pratchett 2004). However, as we will show in this article, some dimensions of localism act as a double-edged sword. More specifically, the granting of legal status to organic jurisdictions-distinct social and political communities-may be aimed not

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Local Political Corruption: Potential structural malfunctions at the central–local, local–local and intra-local levels

Cited by 41 publications

References 55 publications

How Policy Entrepreneurs Reduce Corruption in Israel

How Policy Entrepreneurs Reduce Corruption in Israel

Surviving local government policy intervention: the case of embedded markets within a historical cultural cluster

New Localism and Neutralizing Local Government: Has Anyone Bothered Asking the Public for Its Opinion?

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