The article analyzes how economic theory usually investigates corruption. It describes the main traditional economic … environment in which corruption occurs. Redistribution system theory can serve as a useful aid here because it reveals that the … economic theory should not rely only on traditional approaches to corruption but should at least add institutional economics …

democracy by sketching the basic traits of an original liberal theory of institutional corruption. We define this form of …This article contributes to the debate concerning the identification of politically relevant cases of corruption in a … corruption as a deviation with respect to the role entrusted to people occupying certain institutional positions, which are …

elites actually lead to lower economic growth. -- elites ; bureaucracy ; abuse of power ; revolving door ; economic growth …