Corruption and Democratic Transition in Eastern Europe The Role of Political Scandals in Post-Milošević Serbia /

• Main Author: Zurnić, Marija (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Political Corruption and Governance
• Subjects: Europe-Politics and government.; Democracy.; Political leadership.; European Politics.; Political Leadership.

This book examines the relationship between corruption scandals and transitional processes in post-Milošević Serbia after 2000. The study challenges the view that corruption has always been understood as a conflict between private interests and the public good, as these concepts are defined in Wes...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: Political Scandals and Transition in Serbia
• 2. Yugoslavia from Kingdom to Socialist Federation: Political Order and Political Corruption
• 3. Milošević's Rule and Corruption
• 4. Confronting Corruption in Post-Milošević Serbia: Discourse and Institutions
• 5. Money Laundering and Privatisation: The Money in Cyprus Scandal and the Privatisation of Jugoremedija
• 6. State, Interest and Political Corruption: The Bankruptcy of Sartid and the Privatisation of C Market
• 7.Institution-Building and Institutionalised Corruption: The Port of Belgrade Privatisation and Swine Flu Scandals
• 8. Conclusions: Political Scandals and Political Action.