Accountability and corruption : political institutions matter / Daniel Lederman, Norman Loayza and Rodrigo Reis Soares

The results of a cross-country empirical analysis suggests that political institutions are extremely important in determining the prevalence of corruption: democracy, parliamentary systems, political stability, and freedom of the press are all associated with lower corruption

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Main Authors:Lederman, Daniel
Corporate Authors:World Bank
Other Authors:Loayza, Norman, 1964-
Soares, Rodrigo Reis
Format: Online-Resource
Language:English
Published:Washington, D.C : World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Office of the Chief Economist, 2001
Series:Policy research working paper
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Summary:The results of a cross-country empirical analysis suggests that political institutions are extremely important in determining the prevalence of corruption: democracy, parliamentary systems, political stability, and freedom of the press are all associated with lower corruption
Item Description:"November 2001. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-37). - Title from title screen as viewed on Aug. 24, 2002
Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:[2001]
Weitere Ausgabe: Lederman, Daniel: Accountability and corruption
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (37 Seiten)