Gender and Corruption Historical Roots and New Avenues for Research /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Stensöta, Helena (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Wängnerud, Lena (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Political Corruption and Governance
• Subjects: Identity politics.; Political science.; Comparative politics.; Politics and Gender.; Governance and Government.; Comparative Politics.

The link between gender and corruption has been studied since the late 1990s. Debates have been heated and scholars accused of bringing forward stereotypical beliefs about women as the "fair" sex. Policy proposals for bringing more women to office have been criticized for promoting unreali...