RT Article
T1 Democracy and corruption: a complex relationship
JF Crime, law and social change
VO 61
IS 3
SP 287
OP 308
A1 Saha, Shrabani
A1 Gounder, Rukmani
A1 Campbell, Neil
A1 Su, Jen-je
A2 Gounder, Rukmani
A2 Campbell, Neil
A2 Su, Jen-je
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1853975168
AB We argue that an ‘electoral democracy’ is not sufficient to reduce corruption. Our contention is that the institutions associated with mature democracy are crucial to successfully deterring corrupt behaviour. At the core of our argument is the idea that with well-functioning institutions, the probability of detection and punishment is sufficiently high to deter most decision makers from choosing to act corruptly. The empirical evidence we present supports this idea. The nonlinearity of democracy variables is tested to confirm that an advanced stage of democracy is crucial for combating corruption.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 306-308
K1 Civil Liberty
K1 Corruption Level
K1 Corruption Perception Index
K1 Liberal Democracy
K1 Real Gross Domestic Product
DO 10.1007/s10611-013-9506-2