Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine corruption as the most ancient and common type of economic crime, and … view. The paper analyses the two faces of corruption when dealing with specific countries and inefficient governments. It … discusses how corruption in the long term is damanging for the development of less‐developed states. Findings – Corruption is …

Purpose – In recognition of corruption as a major obstacle to the development processes of poor countries, the search … will” in combating corruption in Hong Kong, Singapore and Ghana with the view to drawing significant lessons for all … that controlling corruption in a sustained manner requires a consistent demonstration of genuine commitment on the part of …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of corruption on the size of the shadow economy in … manifestation of corruption might be associated with country characteristics and that different types of corruption might have … countries to show that geographical location of a country impacts on the relationship between corruption and the shadow economy …

Purpose – Corruption has traditionally been associated with an absence of pro-social norms such as trust and altruism …. This paper challenges this view by examining market corruption – one-shot exchange transactions between strangers in the … contractual violations, acts of market corruption will require strong norms of generalized trust and altruism. As such, pro …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of foreign aid on corruption in Sub-Saharan African (SSA … impact on the level of corruption in the SSA countries. Design/methodology/approach – The paper opted to use a Quantile … regression (QR) approach to examine the impact of foreign aid on corruption. The data cover from the year 2000 to 2010 for 42 Sub …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to survey current academic and policy debates on combating corruption and the … and practical research on corruption and development. Themes discussed ranged from: conceptualization of corruption …, causes of corruption, effects of corruption, perception and measurement of corruption, aid and corruption, and international …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the question of whether corruption and economic crime can be … corruption in the development of developing economies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews a range of published … articles (1964‐2005), which offer theoretical and empirical research on corruption, economic crime and development. Themes …

critically evaluate the Nigerian corporate governance regulatory system, which is characterised by endemic corporate corruption …

. However, issues relating to corruption and the de‐facto legal framework mean that practices depart markedly from any … with the endemic corruption and extant legal weaknesses that have given rise to this situation. Originality/value – This is …