Corruption control
How can we explain why countries that apply similar remedies against corruption vary so much in their actual incidence of corruption? While high penalties for business crime may prevent corruption in some situations, it may exacerbate the problem in others. We find enforcement of laws against corrup...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2016
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Crime, law and social change
Año: 2016, Volumen: 66, Número: 2, Páginas: 147-163 |
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| Sumario: | How can we explain why countries that apply similar remedies against corruption vary so much in their actual incidence of corruption? While high penalties for business crime may prevent corruption in some situations, it may exacerbate the problem in others. We find enforcement of laws against corruption to depend on the form of cooperation between layers of law enforcement authority in the state administration. Small local differences in honesty and cooperation may lead to large differences in effective law enforcement and in actual levels of corruption. |
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| Notas: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 162-163 |
| Descripción Física: | Illustrationen |
| ISSN: | 1573-0751 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10611-016-9618-6 |