Ever since the spectacular boom and bust cycle of the Spanish real estate industry, endemic corruption at the local …-explored political determinant, this paper investigates the effect of local and regional alignment in fomenting corruption at the Spanish … indicates that the democratic political process may be effective in corruption control if agreements can be reached to remove …

Two major earthquakes which struck northwestern Turkey in 1999 exposed rampant corruption involving construction and … zoning code violations. The government's relief efforts were tainted by corruption as well, and exhibited a great deal of … parties were responsible for the construction of the shoddy buildings, and for the corruption and mismanagement related to …

Two major earthquakes which struck northwestern Turkey in 1999 exposed rampant corruption involving construction and … zoning code violations. The government's relief efforts were tainted by corruption as well, and exhibited a great deal of … parties were responsible for the construction of the shoddy buildings, and for the corruption and mismanagement related to …

Free, independent and hard-hitting media can play an important role in curbing corruption. Media in Uganda has enjoyed … landscape, however, have presented both challenges and opportunities for media’s watchdog role on corruption. This paper will …

the fact that increases in import openness do indeed cause reductions in corruption, a crucial aspect of governance. The …Globalisation, governance and economic performance affect each other in very complex mutual relationships. In this … paper, we establish a clear and well-circumscribed hypothesis: “is there an effect of globalisation on governance?” To test …

the fact that increases in import openness do indeed cause reductions in corruption, a crucial aspect of governance. The …Globalization, governance and economic performance affect each other in very complex mutual relationships. In this … Paper, we establish a clear and well-circumscribed hypothesis: ‘Is there an effect of globalization on governance?’ To test …

politicians may have to engage in political corruption and management. The presence of a well-informed electorate in a democratic … setting explains between one half and two thirds of the variance in the levels of governmental performance and corruption …

We show that isolated capital cities are robustly associated with greater levels of corruption across US states. In … helps explain the connection between isolated capitals and corruption. In addition, we provide some evidence that this …

Corruption, which is defined as the illegal and benefit-oriented usage of public power, is a fact that has an impact on … and effect interaction between inflation, an important economic parameter, and corruption. Inflation is defined as not … only a financial factor results in corruption but also an economic problem results from corruption. With this particular …

In transition and developing countries, we observe rather high levels of corruption even if they have democratic … high corruption levels. Our model is based on the fact that corrupt offcials have to pay an entry fee to get lucrative … positions. In a probabilistic voting model, we show that a lack of financial institutions can lead to more corruption as more …