Democracy and corruption: a complex relationship

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 probab...

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Authors: Saha, Shrabani (Author) ; Gounder, Rukmani (Author) ; Campbell, Neil (Author) ; Su, Jen-je (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2014, Volume: 61, Issue: 3, Pages: 287-308
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Civil Liberty
Corruption Level
Corruption Perception Index
Liberal Democracy
Real Gross Domestic Product