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Localization and Corruption : Panacea or Pandora's Box? / Tugrul Gurgur, Anwar Shah.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gurgur, Tugrul, author.
- Shah, Anwar, author.
- Series:
- Policy research working papers ; 3486.
- Policy research working papers ; 3486
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Decentralization in management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (34 pages).
- Other Title:
- Policy research working paper vol. 3486
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : World Bank, 2005.
- Summary:
- "An extensive literature on the relationship between decentralization (or localization) and corruption has developed in recent years. While some authors argue that there is a positive relationship between decentralization and corruption, others claim that decentralization in fact leads to a reduction in the level of corruption. This important policy question has not yet been laid to rest since previous empirical work simply uses eclectic regressions and lacks a conceptual framework to discover the root causes of corruption. Gurgur and Shah attempt to fill this void by presenting a framework in identifying the drivers of corruption both conceptually and empirically to isolate the role of centralized decisionmaking on corruption. The following results emerge: * For a sample of 30 countries (developing and industrial), corruption is caused by a lack of service orientation in the public sector, weak democratic institutions, economic isolation (closed economy), colonial past, internal bureaucratic controls, and centralized decisionmaking. * Decentralization is found to have a negative impact on corruption, with the effect being stronger in unitary than in federal countries. This paper--a product of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Division, World Bank Institute--is part of a larger effort in the institute to exchange ideas on the reform of public sector governance"--World Bank web site.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1596/1813-9450-3486
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