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 …

. Counter-intuitively, we further discover that lobbying for regulation is to be expected where the incumbent firm is relatively … of protection. Strategic lobbying by such firms for a price-capping regulatory regime is, under certain conditions, one … possible for the profit of the incumbent to be greater under regulation which deters entry than under unregulated duopoly …

the overall efficiency of the system, including but beyond control of corruption. …

of corruption in public procurement. The examination draws from a decision model for participants developed elsewhere, in … premises behind the IP idea, it is argued that they stem from a perspective on cor-ruption rooted on morality rather than on …