Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-238) and index.

Introduction : what corruption is and why it matters -- Government for hire -- When shareholders lose (or win) through corruption -- The good and evil faces of foreign investment -- Quantifying the immeasurable -- Critiquing the indicators of corruption and governance -- Corruption in Chinese sports culture -- Exploring corruption in the petroleum sector -- Risk management : playing by the rules -- Changing the rules : how the transition economy of Kyrgyzstan is reforming public corruption -- An institutional approach to understanding corruption in BRIC countries -- Private-sector incentives for fighting international corruption -- Conclusion.