Can a society suffering contests between rich and poor achieve good governance in the face of endemic corruption? We … payments, limiting the state's economic development capability. In the face of extensive corruption, it is challenging for the … state to establish and implement policies reflecting good governance; for example, a government that is accountable and …

-seeking view of the relation between government and corruption is rejected in favor of the Becker (1983) model of political …Corruption is a function of its return relative to engaging in productive activities. This paper presents an approach … for thinking about the institutional features of societies and the resulting amount of corruption. The empirical results …