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Measuring Governance, Corruption, and State Capture : How Firms and Bureaucrats Shape the Business Environment in Transition Economies

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dc.contributor.authorHellman, Joel S.
dc.contributor.authorJones, Geraint
dc.contributor.authorKaufmann, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorSchankerman, Mark
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-30T17:21:33Z
dc.date.available2014-06-30T17:21:33Z
dc.date.issued2000-04
dc.description.abstractAs a symptom of fundamental institutional weaknesses, corruption needs to be viewed within a broader governance framework. It thrives where the state is unable to reign over its bureaucracy, to protect property and contractual rights, or to provide institutions that support the rule off law. Furthermore, governance failures at the national level cannot be isolated from the interface between the corporate and state sectors, in particular from the heretofore under-emphasized influence that firms may exert on the state. Under certain conditions, corporate strategies may exacerbate mis-governance at the national level. An in-depth empirical assessment of the links between corporate behavior and national governance can thus provide particular insights. The 1999 Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) - the transition economies component of the ongoing World Business Environment Survey - assesses in detail the various dimensions of governance from the perspective of about 3,000 firms in 20 countries. After introducing the survey framework and measurement approach, the authors present the survey results, focusing on governance, corruption, and state capture. By unbundling governance into its many dimensions, BEEPS permits an in-depth empirical assessment. The authors pay special attention to certain forms of grand corruption, notably state capture by parts of the corporate sector - that is, the propensity of firms to shape the underlying rules of the game by "purchasing" decrees, legislation, and influence at the central bank, which is found to be prevalent in a number of transition economies. The survey also measures other dimensions of grand corruption, including those associated with public procurement, and quantifies the more traditional ("prettier") forms of corruption. Cross-country surveys may suffer from bias if firms tend to systematically over- or underestimate the extent of problems within their country. The authors provide a new test of this potential bias, finding little evidence of country perception bias in BEEPS.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/04/437919/measuring-governance-corruption-state-capture-firms-bureaucrats-shape-business-environment-transition-economies
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2312
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18832
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2312
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES
dc.subjectBRIBERY
dc.subjectBRIBES
dc.subjectBUREAUCRACY
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCOMMUNIST
dc.subjectCOMPARISONS ACROSS COUNTRIES
dc.subjectCONTRACTUAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectCORPORATE BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectCORPORATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectCORPORATE SECTOR
dc.subjectCORPORATE STRATEGIES
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION INDICATORS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
dc.subjectCOUNTRY COVERAGE
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectDECREES
dc.subjectDIMENSIONS OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectDISCRETIONARY POWER
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectEXCHANGE OF IDEAS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subjectFOREIGN OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE CHALLENGES
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE ISSUES
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE PROBLEMS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectGRAFT
dc.subjectGRAND CORRUPTION
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL OBSTACLES
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectJUDICIARY
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLEGAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMEASURING GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectMISGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectPARLIAMENT
dc.subjectPERCEPTIONS INDEX
dc.subjectPETTY CORRUPTION
dc.subjectPOLICY ADVICE
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKING
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY OF REFORM
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INFLUENCE
dc.subjectPRIVATE OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectPRIVATISATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC AGENCIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC PROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF PUBLIC
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectSTATE AGENCY
dc.subjectSTATE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSTATE INTERVENTION
dc.subjectSTATE OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectSTATE SECTOR
dc.subjectSUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectSYSTEMATIC PATTERN
dc.subjectTELEPHONE LINES
dc.subjectTRANSITION COUNTRIES
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.titleMeasuring Governance, Corruption, and State Capture : How Firms and Bureaucrats Shape the Business Environment in Transition Economiesen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleMeasuring Governance, Corruption, and State Capture: How Firms and Bureaucrats Shape the Business Environment in Transit
okr.date.disclosure2000-04-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:52:25.332100Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/04/437919/measuring-governance-corruption-state-capture-firms-bureaucrats-shape-business-environment-transition-economies
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid241911468765617541
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2312
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_00040705412171
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum437919
okr.identifier.reportWPS2312
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.geographicalEurope
okr.sectorOther Public Sector Management
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Small and Medium Size Enterprises
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicCorruption and Anticorruption Law
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Decentralization
okr.topicEconomic Policy
okr.topicInstitutions and Governance
okr.topicSmall Scale Enterprise
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.unitGovernance, Regulation, and Finance, World Bank Institute
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