Power Grab (Hardback)
Opportunists, Populists and the Rise of State Capture
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Corruption is on the rise. As we witness state capture in real time, this book is both explanation and antidote
How to capture a state:
Step 1: Change the rules
Step 2: Control the resources
Step 3: Dismantle the checks on power
We are witnessing a staggering, cross-continental retreat of liberal democracy, as corrupt leaders the world over follow a systematic pattern of high-level corruption known as state capture.
From Zuma in South Africa to Trump in America, Orbán in Hungary to Tuðman in Croatia, global freedom has been in a state of freefall for years. But this is not inevitable, nor is it irreversible.
Corruption expert Liz Dávid-Barrett explores the mechanisms of state capture and - crucially - examines how nations are clawing back democracy from the clutches of even the longest serving corrupt leaders.
Power Grab (Ebook)
Opportunists, Populists and the Rise of State Capture
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Corruption is on the rise. As we witness state capture in real time, this book is both explanation and antidote
How to capture a state:
Step 1: Change the rules
Step 2: Control the resources
Step 3: Dismantle the checks on power
We are witnessing a staggering, cross-continental retreat of liberal democracy, as corrupt leaders the world over follow a systematic pattern of high-level corruption known as state capture.
From Zuma in South Africa to Trump in America, Orbán in Hungary to Tuðman in Croatia, global freedom has been in a state of freefall for years. But this is not inevitable, nor is it irreversible.
Corruption expert Liz Dávid-Barrett explores the mechanisms of state capture and - crucially - examines how nations are clawing back democracy from the clutches of even the longest serving corrupt leaders.
Power Grab (Audiobook)
Opportunists, Populists and the Rise of State Capture
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Corruption is on the rise. As we witness state capture in real time, this book is both explanation and antidote
How to capture a state:
Step 1: Change the rules
Step 2: Control the resources
Step 3: Dismantle the checks on power
We are witnessing a staggering, cross-continental retreat of liberal democracy, as corrupt leaders the world over follow a systematic pattern of high-level corruption known as state capture.
From Zuma in South Africa to Trump in America, Orbán in Hungary to Tuðman in Croatia, global freedom has been in a state of freefall for years. But this is not inevitable, nor is it irreversible.
Corruption expert Liz Dávid-Barrett explores the mechanisms of state capture and – crucially – examines how nations are clawing back democracy from the clutches of even the longest serving corrupt leaders.
Liz Dávid-Barrett
Liz Dávid-Barrett is a professor at the University of Sussex, and Director of the Centre for the Study of Corruption. She is also Deputy Director of Research for the UK government's Governance and Integrity-Anti-Corruption Evidence programme and frequently appears on high-profile political programmes such as Newsnight and Big Questions as an expert voice on corruption.
Liz previously worked as a journalist for the Economist and the Financial Times, and is the host of Kickback: The Global Anticorruption podcast, where she interviews academics and practitioners working on corruption from around the world.