Accountability and corruption
Subtitle: political institutions matter
By: Daniel Lederman, Norman Loayza and Rodrigo Reis Soares.
Contributors: Loayza, Norman.; Soares, Rodrigo Reis.; World Bank. Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office. Office of the Chief Economist.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2708; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 2708.
Publisher: World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Office of the Chief Economist
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Political corruption -- Developing countries.; Misconduct in office -- Developing countries.; Political ethics -- Developing countries.; Responsibility -- Developing countries.; Developing countries -- Politics and government.
Description: The results of a cross-country empirical analysis suggests that political institutions are extremely important in determining the prevalence of corruption: democracy, parliamentary systems, political stability, and freedom of the press are all associated with lower corruption.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-37).
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.