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China's recent economic growth, along with rising corruption, challenges the widespread sanding wheels view of … corruption. The lack of a general theory linking corruption and development prevents us from disentangling China's paradox. This … corruption and growth from an institutional perspective. This theory reconciles previous conflicting findings on corruption and …
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Meet the economic gangster. He's the United Nations diplomat who double-parks his Mercedes on New York City streets at rush hour because the cops can't touch him--he has diplomatic immunity. He's the Chinese smuggler who dodges tariffs by magically transforming frozen chickens into frozen...
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This paper examines corruption in Moldova, analyzing its impact on economic growth and progress in implementing earlier … IMF recommendations on anti-corruption and anti-money laundering (AML). Despite solid legal frameworks, corruption remains … importance of specialized anti-corruption agencies, robust prosecution, civil society involvement, and international expertise …
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This study explains the emergence of the Sicilian mafia in the XIX century as the product of the interaction between natural resource abundance and weak institutions. We advance the hypothesis that the mafia emerged after the collapse of the Bourbon Kingdom in a context characterized by a severe...
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