We study the degree of corruption in a hierarchical model of government. In particular, we explore the question of … whether adding a layer of government simply increases the total amount of corruption or generates an organizational efficiency … (via a principal-agent relationship between levels of government) that reduces the total amount of corruption. It is shown …

the Association is to transfer government and public services onto a technology platform, termed e-government. An … important concern is whether e-governance can reduce corruption and stimulate sustainable development. Using traditional … governance measures and e-governance indices, this paper analyses the state of governance and corruption in ASEAN. While the …

This book addresses the most widespread forms of financial crime today, namely corporate fraud, corruption, tax fraud … clear advantages in terms of reducing classical types of fraud such as tax evasion, corruption, the shadow economy, etc. On …, the book explores issues concerning changes in regulations for various financial crimes around the world, statistics, and …

develop an open-economy model in which resource conversion is determined by a self-interested government that is susceptible … trade policy influences the distortions created by political corruption. We derive testable predictions that are analyzed …. Our findings suggest that increased corruption and resource dependency directly promote land conversion, whereas rising …