Contributions

  • Loayza, Norman. - Contributor
  • Soares, Rodrigo Reis. - Contributor
  • World Bank. Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office. Office of the Chief Economist. - Contributor

Publication

2001 - World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Office of the Chief Economist, Washington, D.C, District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

0 words, Guess

Page Count

0 pages

Physical Format

Electronic resource

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCHG3881.5.W57

Description

The results of a cross-country empirical analysis suggests that political institutions are extremely important in determining the prevalence of corruption: democracy, parliamentary systems, political stability, and freedom of the press are all associated with lower corruption.

Subjects

Topics

ResponsibilityPolitical ethicsMisconduct in officePolitical corruptionPolitics and governmentResponsibility -- Developing countriesPolitical ethics -- Developing countries

Series Statement

  • Policy research working paper ;
  • 2708
  • Policy research working papers (Online) ;

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