This article explains why states in which bribe payers are located (payor states) criminalize transnational bribery. It suggests that these initiatives can enable selfinterested payor states to improve the terms upon which their nationals obtain the services of foreign public officials. Although...

This article is concerned with explaining why states in which bribe-payers are located (?payor states?) criminalize transnational bribery. Some analysts have claimed that these initiatives are either examples of altruistic behaviour on the part of payor states or reflect economic interdependence...