Print version: Jancsics, David, 1973- Sociology of Corruption : Patterns of Illegal Association in Hungary. First edition. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, c2024 188 pages ISBN 9781501774324
Includes bibliographical references and index
A sociological conceptualization of corruption -- From low-level petty corruption to state capture -- Dealing with strangers: market corruption on the spot -- The agent side: opportunity structure and corrupt organizational subculture -- Just helping friends -- Finding and sharing contacts: brokerage in low-level corruption -- Do it for the company -- Oligarchs and politicians: it’s legal on paper -- Patron-client networks and professional corruption brokers -- A completely captured system as of 2022 -- Policies against corruption.