faculty of law, university of latvia
The first class of the course included introductions, a description of the course, an introductory lecture. Slides used in this class are posted below.
Chapters 1 and 2 of the textbook Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, by Ray Fisman and Miriam A. Golden.
Alternatively, you may read the following online materials:
PowerPoint Slides from Class 1
Class 1 (pdf)
DownloadLa Ley de Herodes - a clip from the 1999 Mexican movie that relates how the temporary mayor of a poverty-stricken village learned to use the law to extort bribes and "fines" out of villagers.
Because this clip wouldn't play during the class, it is linked here.