Widespread and persistent corruption remains one of the leading problems for business, governments, and citizens worldwide. Increasingly, efforts to combat corruption are no longer just a prerogative of NGOs and civil society organizations ; businesses now are also mounting sustained efforts to...

This article develops linkages between business associations and economic growth viewed through the prism of new institutional economics. The literature on economic regulation, collective choice, and rent-seeking often portrays interest groups as redistributing wealth. In this article we present...