RT Article
T1 Filling the gap of formal institutions: the effects of Guanxi network on corruption in reform-era China
JF Crime, law and social change
VO 58
IS 2
SP 93
OP 109
A1 Zhan, Jing Vivian 1978-
LA English
YR 2012
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1854338994
AB Corruption exists around the world and throughout the human history, but societies undergoing rapid modernization and institutional transition tend to be more susceptible to this problem. This article analyzes the corruption-facilitating roles of guanxi network under transition. It argues that when deficient political and economic institutions hamper the effective flow of information and resources and when fast structural changes generate uncertainty, people can resort to guanxi network, an informal institution, to overcome these difficulties and advance their private interests. Using empirical evidence from reform-era China, this article demonstrates how the communication, exchange, and normative functions of guanxi network enhance the opportunities, means, and incentives for public officials to engage in corruption, especially transactional corruption through particularistic ties.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 107-109
K1 China Security Regulatory Commission
K1 Formal Institution
K1 Informal Institution
K1 Market Transaction
K1 Social Network
DO 10.1007/s10611-012-9379-9