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Corruption / Andrei Shleifer, Robert W. Vishny.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shleifer, Andrei.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w4372.
- NBER working paper series no. w4372
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political corruption.
- Corruption--Economic aspects.
- Corruption.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 1993.
- Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 1993.
- Summary:
- This paper presents two propositions about corruption. First, the structure of government institutions and the political process are a very important determinant of the level of corruption. In particular, weak governments which do not control their agencies would lead to ultra-high corruption levels. Second, the illegality of corruption and the need for secrecy make it much more distortionary and costly than its sister activity, taxation. These results may explain why in some less developed countries, corruption is so high and so costly to development.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- May 1993.
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