European area as far as informal institutions are concerned; moreover, the analysis conducted confirms the existence of a … significant relation between the level of development and the structure of informal arrangements such as: trust level, bribe … culture and corruption control. …

history of past play has little effect on the level of corruption. …

Harassment bribes - payments people give in order not to be denied what they are legally entitled to – are common in … conclude discussing the implications for the fight of more harmful forms of corruption. …

proposal to legalize paying bribes while increasing fines on accepting bribes. We explore performance as regards corruption …A model of harassment bribes (paid for services one is entitled to) is developed and used to analyze the recent … enforcement agencies, and discuss the relevance for fighting other forms of corruption. …

Harassment bribes - payments people give in order not to be denied what they are legally entitled to – are common in … conclude discussing the implications for the fight of more harmful forms of corruption. …

history of past play has little effect on the level of corruption. …

Auxiliary institutions fail to perform the function of protecting economic agents’ trust in the liquidity of various … demonstrate a high level of trust among their participants. The durability and continuous reproduction of these monetary … question of trust arising among the parties to these financial transactions and its role in preventing opportunism and breach …

did not respect the importance of precisely functioning market institutions. No doubts that building institutions supports … and informal institutions were built here in the green field. After politically sensitive problems with financial crime … the building of institutions was accelerated in late 1990s. The process of re-building Czech market institutions continues …

affected by quality of governance - in particular by the presence of high-grade institutions delivering services enhancing …

Corruption has a negative impact on society and economy. The transition process in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE …) uncovered dormant possibilities for corruption and necessity for appropriate steps to be taken. We document the state of … corruption in the Czech Republic and the measures introduced to fight it. We cover sectors of society and economy according to …