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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Main Author: Moene, Karl Ove (Author)
Contributors: Søreide, Tina 1973-
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2016, Volume: 66, Issue: 2, Pages: 147-163
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Corrupt Deal
Corruption Control
Criminal Justice System
Economic Crime
Illegal Activity
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 162-163
Physical Description:Illustrationen
ISSN:1573-0751
DOI:10.1007/s10611-016-9618-6