Policy-Driven Democratization: Geometrical Perspectives on Transparency, Accountability, and Corruption

217 Pages·2014·1.713 MB·English

by  Peride K. Blind (auth.)

Policy-Driven Democratization
Also by Peride K. Blind
Democratic Institutions of Undemocratic Individuals: Privatizations,
Labor and Democracy in Turkey and Argentina, 2008.
Policy-Driven Democratization
Geometrical Perspectives on
Transparency, Accountability,
and Corruption
Peride K. Blind
policy-driven democratization
Copyright © Peride K. Blind, 2014.
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2014 978-1-137-29477-7
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DOI 10.1057/9781137294784
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This book is dedicated to the loving memory of my grandmother,
Azime Kiymet Ozakman
This book is also dedicated to all the cancer patients who, like my
grandmother, have bravely defied this terrible illness, notably:
My beloved father, Seydi Vakkas Kaleagasi
and
My wise director, Haiyan Qian
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Contents
List of Figures and Tables ix
Preface xi
Introduction 1
1 The Concentric Circles of Democratization: Teasing
Out the Common Drivers 5
2 The Transparency Triangle: Differentiating Inputs,
Outputs and Outcomes 51
3 The Accountability Cube: Moving from Dichotomy
to Continuity 83
4 The Corruption Pentagon: Linking Causes,
Controls and Consequences 107
Conclusion: Toward a Substantive Democracy 133
Notes 139
Bibliography 157
Index 203
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List of Figures and Tables
Figures
1.1 Segmented versus Oikeiosis Democratization 8
1.2 Concentric Circles of Democratization 11
1.3 Three Conceptions of Civil Society and Linkages
with Democratization 30
2.1 Transparency Triangle 53
2.2 Transparency-Democratization Matrix 73
3.1 Accountability Cube 86
4.1 Corruption Pentagon 118
5.1 Linking Policy with Substantive Democratization 135
Tables
3.1 Prescriptive Dichotomies of Accountability 87
3.2 Descriptive Dichotomies of Accountability 93
4.1 Corruption Forms 123