corruption on the one hand, and growth and investment on the other, and it highlights the costs to economies where the state is …

—actually causes an increase in corruption. Theory provides no guidance as to the direction of causality—on the one hand, reforms make …Corruption scandals seem to abound in countries that have recently undergone reform. Despite the proliferation of … politicians accountable to voters, as well as introduce more competition, which should decrease corruption. On the other hand, the …

survey of enterprises carried out for the GCR, we find that firms from emerging economies single out corruption and excessive … bureaucracy among the top constraints to their business operations, while excessive bureaucracy and the tax regime are identified …

available theoretical explanations of causal relationships between globalisation and governance. Microeconomic theory helps us …’s corruption levels. Examining a large sample of countries covering a 20-year long period, we found robust empirical support for … the fact that increases in import openness do indeed cause reductions in corruption, a crucial aspect of governance. The …

Traditionally, national governance and corruption challenges have been seen as: i) particularly daunting in the poorer … undue influence. We construct a new set of ethics indices, encompassing forms of (legal) corruption not subject to … measurement in conventional (illegal) corruption indicators. It is found that manifestations of legal corruption may be more …

institutions and corruption. A simple game theoretic model is built to show that corruption produces a tragedy of the anticommons …. It is also shown that coordinated corruption or 'maffia' behaviour produces a better use of resources than uncoordinated … corruption. …

This paper analyses the anti-corruption activities of 24 transition countries in the period 1999-2002. These activities … are divided into omnibus anti-corruption programmes, legislative reform aimed at tackling corruption, and adherence to … international anti-corruption conventions. The paper presents a new measure for determining the extent of anti- corruption activity …

Corruption has a negative impact on society and economy. The transition process in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE …) uncovered dormant possibilities for corruption and necessity for appropriate steps to be taken. We document the state of … corruption in the Czech Republic and the measures introduced to fight it. We cover sectors of society and economy according to …