policies have affected democratization. First, this paper demonstrates a robust democracy boost from lustration policies. In … democratization than programs relying on symbolic, moral cleansing changes alone. Second, the magnitude of the effect is substantial … enhances overall levels of democratization …

The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) is the most famous corruption evaluation since its first publication by … Transparency International (TI), in 1995. This index is also considered the most robust measure of corruption perceptions. However … article we isolated the role played by the media in corruption perceptions. We previously suggested that young democracies …

reform, comprising marketization, rule of law, and democratization had a crucial impact on the extent of corruption control …This paper examines the determinants of corruption in transition economies.We found that the progress of structural …