Basu, Susanto; Li, David D. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 1998
corruption. We present a model of corruption and reform which shows that under some circumstances, a particular gradualist reform … their support for a reform effort that will ultimately reduce the distortions stemming from bureaucratic power. Thus, in the … context of reform, a one-time surge of corruption can be a prelude to a permanently reduced level of corruption in the future …