ABSTRACT
The role of corruption payments by exporters in foreign countries has achieved unprecedented public attention as the rise of the global economy and the internationalization of markets have replaced the Cold War as issues of relevance to elites and masses around the world. This part introduction presents some of the key concepts discussed in the next subsequent chapters of this book. It examines how the discovery of much greater levels of public corruption in many Western European countries was triggered by the increased activism of public prosecutors and investigating magistrates. The part demonstrates how the fight for greater autonomy by public prosecutors was a prerequisite for the development and growth of the mani puliti revelations and prosecutions. It also demonstrates how public pressure helped persuade both governments and business groups to accept commitments to combat international bribery.
