Crime and Punishment in Soviet Officialdom

This study of official corruption and the politics of anti-corruption campaigns offers a comprehensive empirical, comparative and theoretical analysis of this phenomenon as both system and symptom. It highlights the structure, impact and function of political elite corruption from 1965-1990. Crime and Punishment in Soviet Officialdom; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Public Administration and the Structure of Corruption in Soviet Officialdom; Chapter 3 Corruption in the Political Elite, 1965–1990; Chapter 4 Combating Corruption in Soviet Society; Chapter 5 The Politics of Corruption and Anti-Corruption in the Soviet System; Chapter 6 Official Corruption, The Soft State, and The Future of Reform;