The impact of democracy and press freedom on corruption: Conditionality matters

Kalenborn, Christine; Leßmann, Christian

doi:10.1016/j.jpolmod.2013.02.009

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“…However, firms in which the control rights are handled and managed by government officials through regulation are required to pay bribe or else exit from the market. In some of the recent studies, Goel and Nelson (2010) and Kalenborna and Lessmann (2013) have also found that type and size of government institutions are crucial factors for the level of corruption.…”

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Corruption, governance and firm performance: Evidence from Indian enterprises

Sharma

Mitra

2015

Journal of Policy Modeling

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Section: Theoretical and Empirical Hypothesesmentioning

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Corruption, governance and firm performance: Evidence from Indian enterprises

Sharma

Mitra

2015

Journal of Policy Modeling

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“…Research on the causes, consequences and combat strategies of corruption are manifold and very revealing. Previous studies indicate, for example, that wellestablished democracies show lower levels of corruption than authoritarian regimes or young democracies [3][4][5][6]. At the same time, high levels of corruption undermine democracy.…”

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Corruption and the impact of democracy

Kubbe

Engelbert

2017

Crime Law Soc Change

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Corruption -broadly defined as the misuse of public office for private gains [1, 2] -costs every country a large amount of financial, political and social resources every year. Research on the causes, consequences and combat strategies of corruption are manifold and very revealing. Previous studies indicate, for example, that wellestablished democracies show lower levels of corruption than authoritarian regimes or young democracies [3][4][5][6]. At the same time, high levels of corruption undermine democracy. By diverting rare resources from disadvantaged people, it damages the rule of law, social justice and lowers the trust of citizens in political institutions and processes [7,8].The reciprocal democracy-corruption nexus has already been analyzed in several studies and is nowadays well-established [9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. Previous research shows that democracy does not guarantee clean and transparent governance at all and democratic systems are still fighting against corruption [16][17][18][19][20], even in countries that are often seen as almost free of corruption. Yet, frequent scandals like in the United Kingdom, Iceland, United States or Spain illustrate that corruption is a serious problem in nearly every state in the world (e.g. [21]).This Special Issue focuses on the relationship between corruption and the impact of democracy from diverse perspectives and different regions and countries around the world. Specifically, the following articles consider the role of democratic institutions in curbing corruption, the interrelation between democratic values and corrupt behavior, and the importance of corruption in democratization processes in post-conflict states. The findings of this issue illustrate that there is no 'one size fits all' solution for preventing corruption, yet there are certain mechanisms and elements in democratic and democratizing countries that support anti-corruption.Crime Law Soc Change

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“…However, various studies have established empirically that press freedom and democracy together have a significant impact on controlling corruption (Chowdhury, 2004, Bhattacharyya andHodler, 2012, as well as Kalenborn and Lessmann 2013). The emphasis here is on the finding that democracy and press freedom develop their positive impact jointly -they are complements in the fight against corruption, not substitutes.…”

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Democracy and corruption

Boehm¹

2015

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It's been revised the arguments linking democracy to the control of corruption starting from the often heard call for a "strong man", an autocrat that could give a country the needed stability and that could take the decisions required to get rid of corruption. Clearly, the call does not survive empirical scrutiny. Rather, the evidence shows a robust negative relationship between level of corruption and level of democracy. However, the evidence also shows that the potential of democracy in fighting corruption hinges upon a series of conditions, and that the mere existence of formal political competition through regular elections on its own is not enough. Keyword 76 RESUMENSe han revisado los argumentos que relacionan la democracia con el control de la corrupción, comenzando desde la llamada frecuente por un "hombre fuerte", un autócrata que pudiera darle al país la estabilidad necesaria y que pudiera tomar las decisiones requeridas para acabar con la corrupción. Claramente, la llamada no sobrevive a un escrutinio empírico. Más bien, la evidencia muestra una relación negativa sólida entre el nivel de corrupción y el nivel de democracia. Sin embargo, la evidencia también muestra que el potencial de la democracia en la lucha contra la corrupción depende de una serie de condiciones y que la mera existencia de una competencia política formal a través de las elecciones regulares, no es suficiente en sí misma.Palabras clave: Democracia, corrupción, elecciones, políticos. RESUMOTem sido revisto os argumentos que ligam a democracia ao controle da corrupção a partir da chamada muitas vezes ouvi de um "homem forte", um autocrata que poderia dar a um país a estabilidade necessária e que poderia tomar as decisões necessárias para se livrar da corrupção. Claramente, a chamada não sobreviver a um escrutínio empírico. Em vez disso, a evidência mostra uma relação negativa entre o nível robusto de corrupção e nível de democracia. No entanto, a evidência mostra também que o potencial da democracia no combate à corrupção depende em cima de uma série de condições, e que a mera existência de uma concorrência política formal através de eleições regulares sobre a sua própria, não é suficientePalavras chave: 1. Introdução, 2. Vinculação entre democracia e corrupção, 3. A evidência empírica, 4. Conclusão.

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The impact of democracy and press freedom on corruption: Conditionality matters

Cited by 80 publications

References 36 publications

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