Robert Barrington is Professor of Anti-Corruption Practice in the Centre for the Study of Corruption at the University of Sussex.


Elizabeth David-Barrett is Professor of Governance and Integrity and Director of the Centre for the Study of Corruption at the University of Sussex.


Sam Power is Lecturer in Corruption Analysis in the Centre for the Study of Corruption at the University of Sussex.


Dan Hough is Professor of Politics at the University of Sussex.

1. Corruption in theory and practice – Dan Hough


Part I Bribery


2. A world tour of bribery – Robert Barrington


3. Bribery case studies


3.1 Alstom and corporate bribery – Tom Shipley


3.2 Odebrecht, corporate bribery and political corruption – Francis McGowan


3.3 Panalpina and facilitation payments – Tom Shipley


3.4 Petty bribes in the developed world – Robert Barrington


4. Learning from bribery case studies – Robert Barrington


Part II Political Corruption


5. How to make friends, spend money and influence politics – Sam Power


6. Political corruption case studies


6.1 The Council of Europe and Azerbaijan: corruption in parliament – Roxana Bratu


6.2 Darleen Druyun, the defence sector, and the revolving door – Tom Shipley


6.3 Jacques Chirac and French politics – Liljana Cvetanoska


6.4 Jack Abramoff and the US lobbying industry – Tena Prelec


7. Learning from political corruption case studies – Sam Power


Part III Kleptocracy and State Capture


8. Accumulating money and power – Elizabeth David-Barrett


9. Kleptocracy and state capture case studies


9.1 Angola and the Dos Santos regime – Tom Shipley


9.2 Erdogan and cronyism in Turkey – Tena Prelec


9.3 Najib Razak and 1MDB in Malaysia: fraud and corruption – Shahrzad Fouladvand


9.4 The Guptas and state capture in South Africa – Tena Prelec


9.5 FIFA: kleptocracy and capture outside politics – Robert Barrington


10. Learning from kleptocracy and state capture case studies – Elizabeth David-Barrett


Part IV Corrupt Capital


11. The secret world of corrupt capital – Robert Barrington


12. Corrupt capital case studies


12.1 Teodorin Obiang and asset recovery – Tena Prelec and Georgia Garrod


12.2 The Panama Papers and offshore secrecy – Ben Cowdock


12.3 Bell Pottinger and reputation laundering in South Africa - Ben Cowdock


12.4 Zamira Hajiyeva and unexplained wealth – Ben Cowdock


12.5 Professional enablers in London – Ben Cowdock


13. Learning from corrupt capital case studies – Robert Barrington


Part V Conclusion


14. Understanding Corruption – Dan Hough and Elizabeth David-Barrett