Large-scale land acquisitions, or "land grabs", concentrate in developing countries which are also known for their corruption-friendly setting caused by a weak institutional framework. We argue that corrupt elites exploit this given institutional set-up to strike deals with international...

Large-scale land acquisitions often take place in developing countries which are also known for their corruption-friendliness caused by weak institutional frameworks. We hypothesize that corruption indeed leads to more land deals. We argue that corrupt elites exploit poor institutional setups...

"Die Bekämpfung der Steuer- und Wirtschaftskriminalität steht seit vielen Jahren in besonderem Fokus der Strafverfolgungsbehörden. Dabei können selbst kleine Differenzen und Unachtsamkeiten heute schnell in kritische Steuer- und Wirtschaftsstrafverfahren übergehen – mit hohen...