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The nature of corruption : an interdisciplinary perspective
Dimant, Eugen - 2013
Corruption has fierce impacts on economic and societal development and is subject to a vast range of institutional …, jurisdictional, societal and economic conditions. Research indicates that corruption's predominantly negative effects have arisen to … impairing everybody's life. This paper provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art survey of existing literature on corruption and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010199020
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On the Effect of State Fragility on Corruption
Asongu, Simplice - 2015
classical corruption or extreme corruption could have an important influence on academic and policy debates. Using updated data …/no violence and corruption-control (corruption). As a policy implication, the finding of the underlying paper maybe more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013023704
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Aspects of Bureaucratic Corruption
Bose, Gautam - 2010
This review attempts to identify treatments of corruption that draw upon characteristics of underdevelopment either as … causes or as consequences. It focuses on three aspects of corruption in developing economies: red tape, rent-seeking, and the … the structure of corruption markets …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014044704
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Parasites
Mehlum, Halvor; Moene, Karl Ove; Torvik, Ragnat - 2003
Unproductive enterprises that feed on productive businesses, are rampant in developing countries. These parasitic enterprises take divergent forms, some headed by violent bandits and brutal mafia bosses, others by organized middlemen or smart political insiders. All of them seem to have the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284349
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Introducing a statutory minimum wage in middle and low income countries : successful implementation of a statutory minimum wage depends on context, capacity, and institutional desi...
Margolis, David N. - 2014
Motivations for introducing a statutory minimum wage in developing countries include reducing poverty, advancing social justice, and accelerating growth. Attaining these goals depends on the national context and policy choices. Institutional capacity tends to be limited, so institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417394
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Grey Matters : Charting the Development of the Shadow Economy
Mac Géidigh, Donal - 2017
The shadow economy has long been an area of research for policymakers. The determinants of underground activity of late have been identified as high tax burdens and increased regulation, but has this relationship always existed? This seminal work examines the shadow economy in Norway, Sweden,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012964698
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Informal Employment in Developed and Developing Economies : Perspectives and Policy Responses
Williams, Colin - 2015
The aim of this introductory article is to provide a critical overview of how informality has been defined and measured, together with selected findings on its extent and character, and a summary of competing views regarding its role in contemporary economies and how it can be tackled. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013009819
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Defining and Estimating Underground and Informal Economies : The New Institional Economics Approach
Feige, Edgar L. - 2016
A taxonomy of underground economies is elaborated based on the new institutional approach to economic development. Members of formal sectors confront different sets of transformation and transaction costs than do members of informal sectors and these differences are regarded as crucial to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012989216
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Holistic Approach to Tackling Undeclared Work and Developing National Strategies
Williams, Colin - 2021
At the Plenary meeting on 25 October 2019, the Platform decided to set up a working group on 'Holistic approaches to tackling undeclared work and developing national strategies'.The specific focus for this working group – as per activity 5 of the Platform's work programme 2019-2020 – is as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013248383
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Parasites
Mehlum, Halvor; Moene, Karl O.; Torvik, Ragnar - Økonomisk institutt, Universitetet i Oslo - 2003
Unproductive enterprises that feed on productive businesses, are rampant in developing countries. These parasitic enterprises take divergent forms, some headed by violent bandits and brutal mafia bosses, others by organized middlemen or smart political insiders. All of them seem to have the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008628194