TY - BOOK ED - Council of Europe. TI - Corruption and democracy: political finances, conflicts of interest, lobbying, justice SN - 9789287163554 AV - KJC9015 .A6 2006 PY - 2008/// CY - Strasbourg, Crotton-on-Hudson, NY PB - Council of Europe Pub., Manhattan Pub. Co. KW - Political corruption KW - Europe KW - Congresses KW - Democracy KW - Politics and government N1 - "Octopus Conference on Corruption and Democracy held by the Council of Europe in November 2006"--P. 5; At head of title: Council of Europe Octopus Programme; Includes bibliographical references; The issues -- Political finances -- Conflicts of interest -- Lobbying -- Abuse of the justice system -- Conference summary and conclusions N2 - Political corruption contributes to the decline of citizens' trust and confidence in democracy and weakens democratic principles and processes. The contributions in this book identify risks that corruption poses to the future of democracy in Europe, and propose a wide range of measures for action which are aimed at preventing political corruption (including undue influence on the justice system), enhancing transparency and accountability, and rebuilding confidence in democracy.--Publisher's description UR - http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/cooperation/economiccrime/cybercrime/cy%20activity%20Interface2006/Interface2006_en.asp ER -