The Determinants of Corruption in Transition Economies
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This paper examines the determinants of corruption in transition economies. We found that the progress of structural reform, comprising marketization, rule of law, and democratization had a crucial impact on the extent of corruption control in former socialist countries.
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. Broadman and Francesca Recanatini The World Bank Europe and Central Asia Regional Operations Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Department
findings Ten years into the transition process, corruption is now recognized to be a pervasive phenomenon that can seriously jeopardize the best intentioned reform efforts. Because of the complex and deep political economy dynamics surrounding the process transition economies are undergoing it is essential for policy-makers to understand the causes of corruption. This paper develops an analytic...
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