Political corruption, economy, and citizens' evaluation of democracy in South Korea

Choi, Eunjung; Woo, Jongseok

doi:10.1080/13569775.2012.702977

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“…This fits with the perspective that individuals' attitudes towards rent‐seeking behaviour such as corruption are influenced by material and cognitive living conditions (Choi & Woo, 2012; Konstantinidis & Xezonakis, 2013; Lane, 2017). Life satisfaction have been found to be negative predictors of crime rate in German municipalities (Buettner & Spengler, 2003) and to affect young Latino‐Americans' opinion about their actual engagement in anti‐social activities (Caldwell et al, 2010).…”

Section: Corruption Life Conditions and Contextual Backgroundsupporting

confidence: 82%

“…Evidence from a survey conducted in China in 2011 shows that individuals more satisfied with some aspects of their life based on retrospective and prospective self‐assessments and perceived social status, are more satisfied with the anti‐corruption efforts of the government (Li et al, 2015). This outcome might also be the result of a compromise where individuals might “accept” or “forgive” political and institutional corruption in exchange of collective benefits or if they see an improvement of their economic and social living standards (Choi & Woo, 2012; Konstantinidis & Xezonakis, 2013). This is particularly valid in geopolitical contexts subject to weak public institutions and to strong patron‐client relationships (Manzetti & Wilson, 2007).…”

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Corruption and life satisfaction: Evidence from a transition survey

Andriani

Ashyrov

2022

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Fighting corruption cannot lie exclusively on appropriate formal institutions. It also requires social support and public engagement. Particularly in countries under institutional and economic transition. We embrace the recent perspective arguing that higher quality of life conditions makes people better citizens, more civically committed and more conformed to institutional rules. Accordingly, we study whether life satisfaction is a predictor of individuals' corruption aversion across 28 former socialist countries from Eastern Europe and Central Asia. We use data from the third wave

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Section: Corruption Life Conditions and Contextual Backgroundsupporting

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Corruption and life satisfaction: Evidence from a transition survey

Andriani

Ashyrov

2022

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“…For example, Choi and Woo (2010) analyzed data from 115 developing countries and found that political corruption was not an important factor in determining electoral outcomes, and corrupt incumbents could retain political power if the economy progressed under their regime and citizens were greatly satisfied by the considerable improvement in their living standards. In another study, they further confirmed that national economic conditions could dilute the negative effect of political corruption (Choi & Woo, 2012).…”

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The impact of economic well-being on perceptions of anti-corruption performance: Evidence from China

Xiao

Gong

2015

Policy and Society

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Corruption studies have suggested that corrupt politicians may win public support by providing substantial economic benefits to their citizens and that if a government works effectively to promote economic development, people may forgive its corruption problems. Thus, there is a positive relationship between citizens' tolerance for political corruption and the economic benefits they receive from the government. Does economic well-being shape people's perceptions of corruption and the government's anticorruption performance? If so, how and to what extent? To address the questions, this study draws on empirical data from a nationwide survey conducted in China in 2011. China makes an ideal case for the study because, although its unprecedented economic growth significantly improved people's living standards, the country has continued to suffer from rampant corruption. China's case illustrates the intricate relationships between the rise of economic status-perceived or actual-and attitudes toward the government's anti-corruption efforts among citizens.

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“…However, research has also found that not all scandals impinge on public opinion hugely (Midtho, 2012;Miller, 1999), and individual citizens' reactions to the same scandal can vary substantially (Brown, 2006;Choi and Woo, 2012). This is because scandals are often complicated and dynamic events.…”

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How Citizens React to Political Scandals Surrounding Government Leaders: A Survey Study in Hong Kong

Lee¹

2014

Asian Journal of Political Science

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Public opinion research has suggested that the negative impact of scandals on public evaluation of the politicians involved is not always strong. Part of the reason is that people may hold varying perceptions regarding the nature, factuality, and importance of the scandals. According to the theory of motivated reasoning, people develop varying perceptions by processing information in ways that reconfirm their existing views. This study applies such insights to analyze how citizens react to political scandals surrounding government leaders in Hong Kong, where such scandals have arguably become increasingly prominent in recent years. This study constructs a theoretical model linking prior political attitudes, scandal-related perceptions, response evaluation, and evaluation of politicians. Analysis of survey data confirms most of the hypotheses in two cases. External efficacy and support for democracy substantially influence perceived factuality and acceptability of the scandals. Such perceptions shape people's evaluations of the responses by the government and the officials involved, which in turn affect evaluation of the officials.

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Political corruption, economy, and citizens' evaluation of democracy in South Korea

Cited by 8 publications

References 27 publications

Corruption and life satisfaction: Evidence from a transition survey

Corruption and life satisfaction: Evidence from a transition survey

The impact of economic well-being on perceptions of anti-corruption performance: Evidence from China

How Citizens React to Political Scandals Surrounding Government Leaders: A Survey Study in Hong Kong

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