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NCJ Number: 106293 Find in a Library
Title: Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Government: Causes, Consequences and Cures
Editor(s): J B McKinney; M Johnston
Date Published: 1986
Annotation: Twelve papers consider the basic causes of public resources misuse and propose administrative and political prevention measures.
Abstract: The opening paper presents a general perspective on fraud, waste, and abuse in government, including definitions and guidelines for action. Another paper proposes a policy analyst's definition of government waste, identifies factors that produce such waste, and suggests how government waste can be reduced. An analysis of the systematic origins of fraud, waste, and abuse identifies factors which create systemic pressures toward corruption. A paper locates the persistence of corrupt public administration in the absence of a public service ideology; government alienation from citizen needs and interests; and states characterized by social disorder, lawlessness, and public impropriety. An examination of client fraud and abuse in public assistance programs compares the American and British systems of public assistance. Papers focusing on public corruption-prevention measures consider vulnerability and risk analysis, mandatory internal control systems, zero base budgeting, auditing, congressional oversight, and civil service reform. The concluding paper discusses the tangible and intangible consequences of fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption. Chapter notes and subject index.
Main Term(s): Corruption of public officials
Index Term(s): Audits; Fraud and abuse prevention measures; White collar crime; Zero-base budgeting
Publication Number: ISBN 0-89727-058-4
Sponsoring Agency: Institute for the Study of Human Issues, Inc
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Sale Source: Institute for the Study of Human Issues, Inc
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210 South 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
United States of America
Page Count: 159
Type: Issue Overview
Language: English
Country: United States of America
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