Foreword; D.Brown Editor's Preface; S.Bracking PART I: INTRODUCTION Political Development and Corruption: Are Governments More Corrupt Than They Used to Be?; S.Bracking The Limits of a Global Campaign Against Corruption; K.Ivanov Economic Models of Corruption; V.Fitzsimons PART II: CORRUPTION, POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT AND ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGNS Tickling Donors and Tackling Opponents: The Anti-Corruption Crusade in Malawi; D.Hall-Matthews Corruption and Reform in Nigeria; P.Okojie & A.Momoh Challenges of Anti-Corruption Policies in Post-Communist Countries; A.Zagainova Political Corruption in Georgia; N.Dadalauri Corruption Scandals and Anti-Corruption Institution-Building Interventions in Jamaica; P.Osei Governance, Neoliberalism and Corruption in Nicaragua; E.Browne , J.Cloke & J.L.Rocha PART III: PUBLIC POLICY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION Fighting Public Sector Corruption in Ghana: Does Gender Matter?; N.A.Alolo Upgrading Democracy in Mozambique: The Question of Party and Election Finance; B.Speck Accountability in Development Finance: Between the Market and a Soft Place; S.Bracking Why Anti-Corruption Initiatives Fail: Technology Transfer and Contextual Collusion; R.Heeks Strengthening Checks and Balances in Financial Governance: The Evolving Role of Multilateral Banks in Latin America; C.Santiso PART IV: CONCLUSION Conclusion; S.Bracking & K.Ivanov