RT Book
T1 Clarity of responsibility, accountability, and corruption
A1 Schwindt-Bayer, Leslie A.
A2 Tavits, Margit
LA English
PP New York, NY
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2016
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/85375375X
AB "Corruption is a significant problem for democracies throughout the world. Even the most democratic countries constantly face the threat of corruption and the consequences of it at the polls. Why are some governments more corrupt than others, even after considering cultural, social, and political characteristics? In Clarity of Responsibility, Accountability, and Corruption, the authors argue that clarity of responsibility is critical for reducing corruption in democracies. The authors provide a number of empirical tests of this argument, including a cross-national time-series statistical analysis to show that the higher the level of clarity the lower the perceived corruption levels. Using survey and experimental data, the authors show that clarity causes voters to punish incumbents for corruption. Preliminary tests further indicate that elites respond to these electoral incentives and are more likely to combat corruption when clarity is high"--
AB "Corruption is a significant problem for democracies throughout the world. Even the most democratic countries constantly face the threat of corruption and the consequences of it at the polls. Why are some governments more corrupt than others, even after considering cultural, social, and political characteristics? In Clarity of Responsibility, Accountability, and Corruption, the authors argue that clarity of responsibility is critical for reducing corruption in democracies. The authors provide a number of empirical tests of this argument, including a cross-national time-series statistical analysis to show that the higher the level of clarity the lower the perceived corruption levels. Using survey and experimental data, the authors show that clarity causes voters to punish incumbents for corruption. Preliminary tests further indicate that elites respond to these electoral incentives and are more likely to combat corruption when clarity is high"--
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 177-189 und Index
CN JF1525.C66
SN 9781107127647
K1 Political corruption
K1 Korruption
K1 Definition
K1 Begriff
K1 Ursache
K1 Kausalität
K1 Politisches System
K1 Verantwortung
K1 Verantwortlichkeit
K1 Wahrnehmung
K1 Korruptionsbekämpfung
K1 Fight against corruption
K1 Erde
K1 Politik : Korruption : Demokratie