How do corruption and the state apparatus interact, and how are they connected to the political and economic dimensions … effect of corruption on state power. Under general assumptions about fat-tailed risk, we show that, if fiscal capacity is … corruption is maintained at such a level that no erosion of state power is tolerated. Comparative statics shows the impacts of …

This paper examines the effect of corruption control and political stability on illicit financial outflows in Sub … increase in political stability and corruption control reduce illicit financial outflow due to misinvoicing in merchandise … institutions responsible for fighting corruption and enhancing stable governance are well empowered and given the needed resources …

to corruption (a measure of the institutional quality). The probability of the democracy preservation is decreasing in …

Italy’s corruption scandal. Even predating Silvio Berlusconi’s entry into the television media market, the politicization of …. Corruption scandals are often cited as a major cause of the demise of political parties or, in extreme cases, even whole party … its corruption (even if temporarily). But how accurate is this interpretation, both in terms of the specifics of the …