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The Ethics of Bribery

Theoretical and Empirical Studies

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Editors:
  1. Robert W. McGee

    1. Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, USA

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  2. Serkan Benk

    1. Inonu University, Malatya, Türkiye

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  • Provides fresh data on attitudes toward bribery in 80 countries
  • Examines data reports on variables such as gender, age, ethnicity, region, and education
  • Offers an interdisciplinary view of bribery including public finance, law, economics, sociology, gender studies, and philosophy

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Table of contents (45 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction and Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Ethics of Bribery: An Introduction

      • Robert W. McGee
      Pages 3-8

  3. Attitudes Toward Bribery: Religion Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Religious Attitudes Toward Bribery: A Comparative Study

      • Robert W. McGee, Serkan Benk, Bahadır Yüzbaşı
      Pages 11-29

    3. Christian Attitudes Toward Bribery

      • Robert W. McGee, Serkan Benk, Bahadır Yüzbaşı
      Pages 31-55

    4. Muslim Attitudes Toward Bribery

      • Robert W. McGee, Serkan Benk, Tamer Budak
      Pages 57-78

    5. Atheist Attitudes Toward Bribery

      • Robert W. McGee, Serkan Benk, Bahadır Yüzbaşı
      Pages 79-99

    6. Hindu Attitudes Toward Bribery

      • Robert W. McGee, Serkan Benk, Bahadır Yüzbaşı
      Pages 101-121

    7. Jewish Attitudes Toward Bribery

      • Robert W. McGee, Serkan Benk, Bahadır Yüzbaşı
      Pages 123-143

    8. Buddhist Attitudes Toward Bribery

      • Robert W. McGee, Serkan Benk, Bahadır Yüzbaşı
      Pages 145-165

  4. Attitudes Toward Bribery: Demographic Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Gender and Attitudes Toward Bribery

      • Robert W. McGee, Serkan Benk
      Pages 169-184

    3. Social Class and Attitudes Toward Bribery

      • Robert W. McGee, Serkan Benk
      Pages 185-198

    4. Education Level and Attitudes Toward Bribery

      • Robert W. McGee, Serkan Benk
      Pages 199-211

    5. Income Level and Attitudes Toward Bribery

      • Robert W. McGee, Serkan Benk
      Pages 213-225

    6. Age and Attitudes Toward Bribery

      • Robert W. McGee, Serkan Benk
      Pages 227-239

    7. Do Urban Dwellers View Bribery Differently Than Rural Dwellers? An Empirical Study of Views in 76 Countries

      • Robert W. McGee, Maria Mercedes A. Jáuregui Guadron
      Pages 241-254

  5. Other Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-255
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    2. Are Some Forms of Bribery Worse than Others?

      • Robert W. McGee, Yanira Petrides
      Pages 257-271
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About this book

While most people assume that all bribery is unethical, the literature provides examples and philosophical arguments to support the proposition that some bribery may actually be ethical, based on utilitarian grounds. This book provides a theoretical and empirical examination of bribery from an ethical perspective. It examines empirical data from over 80 countries and reports on attitudes toward bribery examining demographic variables such as gender, age, ethnicity, education, income level, religion and social class.  Multi-country comparisons are provided to determine whether views toward bribery differ by geographic location.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, USA

    Robert W. McGee

  • Inonu University, Malatya, Türkiye

    Serkan Benk

About the editors

Robert W. McGee is a best-selling author and political pundit who writes political fiction from an individualist perspective. Before becoming a novelist, he was a professor, attorney, CPA and consultant. He also published 59 non-fiction books and lectured or worked in more than 30 countries.

Serkan Benk is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Finance at Inonu University in Turkey. His research interests in public finance are the theory of taxation, public economics, tax compliance and taxpayer behavior. In recent years, he has focused on ethics of tax evasion. He has collaborated actively with researchers in several other disciplines of social science, particularly psychology, business and law.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Ethics of Bribery

  • Book Subtitle: Theoretical and Empirical Studies

  • Editors: Robert W. McGee, Serkan Benk

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17707-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-17706-4Published: 14 March 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-17709-5Published: 14 March 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-17707-1Published: 13 March 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 649

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Public Economics, Law and Economics, Religious Studies, general

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