Europeanisation, Good Governance and Corruption in the Public Sector. The Case of Turkey

When and to what extent external actors, especially the EU, contribute to induce legal and administrative changes and help domestic authorities address the disconnect between good governance standards and corrupt practices? Comparing external promotion of anti-corruption norms and provisions in civil administration, public finance management and public procurement in Turkey this book identifies the domestic conditions under which external actors can affect real-world outcomes.

Providing a comprehensive, empirical account of Turkey’s fight against corruption, the book’s cross-sectoral analysis explores the power relations between major political actors and bureaucratic state elites, and examine how structural administrative factors filter external pressure for anti-corruption reforms and determine the prospects for institutional change in the Turkish public sector.

This welcome addition to literature on Europeanisation and external good governance promotion makes an important contribution to the academic and policy debate regarding the 'politics' of anti-corruption reforms in Turkey.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. When Do External Actors Help Countries to Fight Against Corruption?A Theoretical Framework
3. Internationals Anti-Corruption Regimes and Their Implications for Turkey
4. Plagued with Corruption? Overview of Corruption and Anti-Corruption in Turkey
5. Initial Misfit but Divergent Outcomes: Mapping Institutional Change in Turkish Public Sector
6. Turkey’s Fight Against Corruption: External Incentives and Domestic Politics
7. Europeanisation and Anti-Corruption Related Institutional Change in Turkey: A Cross-sectoral Assessment in the Public Sector
8. Conclusion