Anti-Corruption Policy for Gender Equality and Empowerment

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of how anti-corruption policy can be an effective and essential intervention for promoting gender equality. Multidisciplinary in approach and bringing together established and emerging leaders in the field of corruption studies, it examines the ways in which corruption affects female empowerment and equality, how corruption exacerbates risks for women, and the anti-corruption reforms needed to control them. In doing so, the book significantly enhance our understanding of the multifaceted nature of corruption, and underscores the imperative for inclusive, gender-sensitive, and comprehensive anti-corruption strategies. It will appeal to all those interested in public policy, gender studies, economics and corruption, as well as practitioners and policymakers.