This paper presents theoretical and empirical evidence on the nexus between corruption and democracy. We establish a … political economy model where the effect of democracy on corruption is conditional on income distribution and property rights … equality which shows that corruption is a nonlinear function of these variables. The results indicate that democracy will work …

establishment of democracy, the welfare burden, cultural factors and colonial history. …

Both theoretical and empirical studies have shown that democracy and corruption have substantial influence on … environmental policy. In this paper, we empirically analyse whether both democracy and corruption are equally important determinants … determinant of environmental policies, while democracy has a very limited impact. Further on, we discuss our results in the …

; 1989 up to the present: building new democracy in a new state) the study shows transformations of the city and urban life …. The study demonstrates that diversity can grow and flourish only in democracy, which allows differences and pluralism …

used in the abatement sector determines the existence and the direction of the growth-effect. A tighter environmental tax …

degradation increases in the early stages of growth, but it eventually decreases as income exceeds a threshold level. The present …

Data on the growth performances of countries with similar comparative (dis)advantage and political institutions reveal … a striking variation across world regions. While some former autocracies such as the East Asian growth miracles have …