, transparency, integrity, government trust, high performance standards and combating corruption. The chapters in this book analyze …

Understanding corruption is at the heart of treating the dysfunctionality of many countries' public sectors. Yet, most … corruption research suffers from one common problem: There is no "objective" measure of public-sector corruption for a cross …-section of countries. Most studies on the determinants or the effects of corruption rely on indicators of corruption perception …

-profile corruption cases have fueled moral outrage, and amid a growing consensus that corruption can seriously undermine a country …'s ability to deliver inclusive economic growth in a number of different areas, addressing corruption globally-in both developed … and developing countries-has become increasingly urgent. When corruption impairs government functions, it can adversely …

-level governance at macroeconomic level will be captured by using the following six indicators developed by the World Bank: 1. Voice …. Rule of law; 6. Control of corruption. To capture the quality of business environment we use the Ease of doing business … index developed by the World Bank in its Doing Business report series. To measure entrepreneurship we use the World Bank …