TY - CHAP
T1 - The Netherlands: An impression of corruption in a less corrupt country
AU - Slingerland, Willeke
AU - de Graaf, Gjalt
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The Netherlands has consistently been high on the Corruption Perceptions Index and, comparatively speaking, there is still significant attention paid to integrity. Yet, many Dutch citizens are critical of public administration and are cynical about politics. Although bribery appears to be uncommon in the Netherlands, there are growing concerns that the country is more corrupt than one would think at first glance. This chapter will provide an overview of the current state of corruption in the Netherlands. Two cases are discussed that illustrate that the Netherlands has its own concerns when it comes to corruption. The fact that in the major corruption cases individuals had organized themselves in networks in which various integrity violations occurred is something which is increasingly recognized. The network corruption or corruption in the polder requires a different way of approaching corruption.
AB - The Netherlands has consistently been high on the Corruption Perceptions Index and, comparatively speaking, there is still significant attention paid to integrity. Yet, many Dutch citizens are critical of public administration and are cynical about politics. Although bribery appears to be uncommon in the Netherlands, there are growing concerns that the country is more corrupt than one would think at first glance. This chapter will provide an overview of the current state of corruption in the Netherlands. Two cases are discussed that illustrate that the Netherlands has its own concerns when it comes to corruption. The fact that in the major corruption cases individuals had organized themselves in networks in which various integrity violations occurred is something which is increasingly recognized. The network corruption or corruption in the polder requires a different way of approaching corruption.
UR - https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-on-corruption-ethics-and-integrity-in-public-administration-9781789900903.html
U2 - 10.4337/9781789900910.00034
DO - 10.4337/9781789900910.00034
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781789900903
T3 - Elgar Handbooks in Public Administration and Management
SP - 377
EP - 388
BT - Handbook on Corruption, Ethics, and Integrity in Public Administration
A2 - Graycar, Adam
PB - Edward Elgar
ER -