There is a growing evidence that political corruption is often closely associated with the rent seeking activities of … special interest groups. This paper examines the nature of the interaction between the lobbying activities of special interest … groups and the incidence of political corruption and determines whether electoral competition can eliminate political …

of protection. Strategic lobbying by such firms for a price-capping regulatory regime is, under certain conditions, one …. Counter-intuitively, we further discover that lobbying for regulation is to be expected where the incumbent firm is relatively … problem and consider the possibility of co-operation in lobbying. We then show that such co-operation, if possible, is always …

illustrate the interrelationships between natural resources, corruption and economic growth in Nigeria. We proposed anti-corruption …

) perceptions of and interaction with courts; 2) security of property rights; 3) tax compliance; and 4) bribery. We find a … associated with lower levels of tax compliance and significantly higher levels of bribery. The evidence suggests that the …