Corruption, Economic Satisfaction, and Confidence in Government Evidence From Argentina

Manzetti, Luigi; Wilson, Carole J.

doi:10.1111/j.1557-203x.2006.tb00078.x

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Section: Participation and Perceptions At The Individual‐level: The Cmentioning

confidence: 76%

“…This bolsters the fi nding of Seligson looking at participation. In a similar way, Manzetti and Wilson (2006) show that the impact of individual perceptions of corruption on confidence in government in Argentina is mediated by evaluations of the economy. Independent variables used here to examine the determinants of participation and perceptions include political interest, social capital, economic evaluation, vote, age, education, income and residence.…”

Section: Participation and Perceptions At The Individual-level: The Cmentioning

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Disaggregating Corruption: A Comparison of Participation and Perceptions in Latin America with a Focus on Mexico¹

Morris

2008

Bull Latin American Res

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An abundant empirical literature on corruption relying on survey research has emerged since the mid‐1990s. The predominant line of inquiry concerns perceptions of corruption with respect to institutions and processes. Another, separate line of inquiry that has enjoyed less attention concerns reports about individuals’ participation in corruption. These two dimensions of corruption, however, are typically conflated, leading to error and confusion. This article explores the relationship between the two and seeks to differentiate the two. Using data at the country and individual levels, analysis shows how the two may be only weakly related to one another – though causality remains unclear – and respond to distinct sets of determinants and generate distinct outcomes. The analysis underlines the need to specify the findings in the literature: that the causes and consequences of corruption relate more to ‘perceived’ corruption rather than actual corruption.

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Section: Participation and Perceptions At The Individual‐level: The Cmentioning

confidence: 76%

Section: Participation and Perceptions At The Individual-level: The Cmentioning

confidence: 76%

Disaggregating Corruption: A Comparison of Participation and Perceptions in Latin America with a Focus on Mexico¹

Morris

2008

Bull Latin American Res

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“…Perceived corruption erodes public respect for the government as a service provider and disappoints citizens, thus fostering cynicism about government. We might therefore expect the relationship between corruption and satisfaction to be negative, yet despite its obvious importance this relationship has scarcely been investigated -see Manzetti and Wilson (2006) for an exception.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The logical assumption is that corruption will have a negative impact on satisfaction, though one might argue that the ongoing electoral success of some old-style political bosses might indicate that the public will tolerate a degree of corruption in exchange for what they perceive to be a well-run city (see Manzetti and Wilson, 2006).…”

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The roles of transparency and trust in the relationship between corruption and citizen satisfaction

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Blenkinsopp

2011

International Review of Administrative Sciences

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Reducing corruption and improving citizen satisfaction are important aims of government, yet the link between these two policy aims has rarely been explored. This article reports a study into the roles played by transparency and trust in the relationship between governmental corruption and citizen satisfaction with public services. The study was based on data gathered in South Korea to evaluate a specific initiative that had sought to reduce corruption and increase citizen satisfaction with public works programmes. The data indicated that the relationship between corruption and satisfaction was moderated by transparency and partially mediated by trust. Points for practitionersThe study sheds light on the roles of transparency and trust in the relationship between corruption and citizen satisfaction with public services, and thus provides insights for developing policy aimed at curtailing corruption and improving satisfaction.

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“…Corruption per se does not have a negative influence on a country's economic performance 1 ; rather, countries with higher levels of perceived corruption show even higher economic growth. Using a single case study of Argentina, Manzetti and Wilson (2006) demonstrated how economic performance of a country mediates the effect of political corruption on elections. The authors suggested that, 'If economic performance is good, then voters may not feel the consequences of corruption, or may be willing to overlook distasteful behavior.…”

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Political corruption, economic performance, and electoral outcomes: a cross-national analysis

Choi

Woo

2010

Contemporary Politics

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The current study examines how the incumbent government's economic performance plays a role in mediating the impact of political corruption on electoral outcomes in 115 developing countries with relatively higher levels of corruption than Western consolidated democracies. Borrowing theoretical insights from the information-processing theory of voting, this study finds that political corruption becomes a formative electoral factor when the regime fails to sustain a sufficient level of economic growth. Otherwise, political corruption is not a significant factor that shapes electoral outcomes, irrespective of the level of perceived corruption, because the economy occupies voters' minds as the most important issue, making it a more accessible issue than political corruption.

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Corruption, Economic Satisfaction, and Confidence in Government Evidence From Argentina

Cited by 22 publications

References 8 publications

Disaggregating Corruption: A Comparison of Participation and Perceptions in Latin America with a Focus on Mexico¹

Disaggregating Corruption: A Comparison of Participation and Perceptions in Latin America with a Focus on Mexico¹

The roles of transparency and trust in the relationship between corruption and citizen satisfaction

Political corruption, economic performance, and electoral outcomes: a cross-national analysis

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Corruption, Economic Satisfaction, and Confidence in Government Evidence From Argentina

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The roles of transparency and trust in the relationship between corruption and citizen satisfaction

Political corruption, economic performance, and electoral outcomes: a cross-national analysis

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Disaggregating Corruption: A Comparison of Participation and Perceptions in Latin America with a Focus on Mexico¹

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