Populism, scandal management and state-facilitated ‘covid-corruption’ in the United Kingdom
Populizm, zarządzanie skandalem i facylitowana przez państwo „korupcja covidowa” w Wielkiej Brytanii
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11617647 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Corcoran (0000-0001-8661-3147, Keele University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Issue | XLIII/2 |
| Pages | 39-61 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archiwum Kryminologii (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2719-4280 • E-ISSN: 0066-6890 |
| Publisher | Polish Scientific Publishers PWN (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.7420/ak2021.33 |
| OpenAlex | W4401065705 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
The pandemic presented a uniquely unrestricted bonanza in many countries for opportunistic profitmaking at the public expense. In the United Kingdom, this took the form of collusion between senior political figures and business associates in purchasing medical supplies which, allied to the suspension of procurement governance, led to irregular, even fraudulent, contracting practices. Analyses of corruption often stress the combination of system abuses by officials and ill-functioning governance as factors in undermining public trust. Whilst these held true in the case of procurement corruption in the UK, this article focuses on the relationships between populism and de democratising trends aimed at disarming critical opposition to elite misappropriation and profiteering in the context of a crisis. Operating under the cover of emergency pandemic planning, the UK government presides over historical levels of state facilitated misappropriation while largely deflecting political accountability or sanction from those responsible
Accountability · Business · Corporate governance · Economics · Elite · Language change · Management · Misappropriation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Procurement · Corruption and Economic Development · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Employment and Welfare Studies · Finance · Law · Public Administration
Democracy Disfigured
‘Making Our Country Great Again’
Finding the Eye of the Octopus
Respectable Citizens - Shady Practices
How Corrupt is Britain
The risk of corruption in public pharmaceutical procurement
Working for the Clampdown
Brief History of Neoliberalism
Corruption Networks, Transaction Security and Illegal Social Exchange
Trust the People! Populism and the Two Faces of Democracy
The Electoral Consequences of Corruption
Network Effects and Social Inequality
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |