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Accountability and Corruption : Political Institutions Matter

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dc.contributor.authorLoayza, Norman
dc.contributor.authorLederman, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorReis Soares, Rodrigo
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-19T16:42:45Z
dc.date.available2014-08-19T16:42:45Z
dc.date.issued2001-11
dc.description.abstractUsing a cross-country panel, Lederman, Loayza, and Soares examine the determinants of corruption, paying particular attention to political institutions that increase political accountability. Previous empirical studies have not analyzed the role of political institutions, even though both the political science and the theoretical economics literature have indicated their importance in determining corruption. The main theoretical hypothesis guiding the authors' empirical investigation is that political institutions affect corruption through two channels: political accountability and the structure of the provision of public goods. The results suggest 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. In addition, the authors show that common findings of the earlier empirical literature on the determinants of corruption related to openness and legal tradition to not hold once political variables are taken into account.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/11/1631800/accountability-corruption-political-institutions-matter
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2708
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19420
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2708
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABUSES
dc.subjectABUSES OF POWER
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
dc.subjectANTICORRUPTION
dc.subjectAUTHORITY
dc.subjectBAD POLICIES
dc.subjectBRIBERY
dc.subjectBURGLARY
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectCENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE ACTION
dc.subjectCOLONIZATION
dc.subjectCONSPIRACIES
dc.subjectCONSTITUENCIES
dc.subjectCORRUPT INDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION CONTROL
dc.subjectCORRUPTION LEVELS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION VARIABLE
dc.subjectCOUNTRY AVERAGE
dc.subjectCOUNTRY AVERAGES
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectCRIME RATES
dc.subjectCRIME VICTIMIZATION
dc.subjectCRIMES
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC REGIME
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC STABILITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
dc.subjectELECTORAL COMPETITION
dc.subjectEXECUTIVE POWER
dc.subjectEXTORTION
dc.subjectFIGHTING CORRUPTION
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REVENUE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REVENUES
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectIMPROVING GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectINCOME LEVEL
dc.subjectJUDICIARY
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS
dc.subjectLEGISLATURE
dc.subjectLEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectMURDER
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL COMPETITION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL DETERMINANTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUNISHMENT
dc.subjectSEPARATION OF POWERS
dc.subjectSTATE AUTONOMY
dc.subjectSTATE GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectSUBJECTIVE INDICATORS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectCORRUPTION IN POLITICS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectCROSS COUNTRY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectFREEDOM OF THE PRESS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.titleAccountability and Corruption : Political Institutions Matteren
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okr.date.disclosure2001-11-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:32:12.561510Z
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/11/1631800/accountability-corruption-political-institutions-matter
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2708
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_01120404004589
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1631800
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okr.sectorOther Public Sector Management
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice
okr.topicCorruption and Anticorruption Law
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Decentralization
okr.topicPharmaceuticals and Pharmacoeconomics
okr.topicPoverty Monitoring and Analysis
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.topicPoverty Reduction
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist, Latin America and the Caribbean Region
okr.volume1
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