Removing Impediments to Sustainable Economic Development : The Case of Corruption

This paper examines causes and consequences of corruption within the process of economic development. It starts by reviewing some of the factors that, over the past couple of decades, have transformed corruption from a subject on the sidelines of e...

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Main Author:	López Claros, Augusto
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ABUSE ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY ADULT ILLITERACY ANTI-BRIBERY ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION STRATEGIES ARREARS ASSET OWNERSHIP ASSETS AUDITORS AWARENESS OF CORRUPTION BAIL BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE SHEETS BANK ACCOUNTS BANK LOAN BANK LOAN OFFICERS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BANKS BARRIER TO ENTRY BIDDING BRIBE BRIBERY BRIBERY CONVENTION BRIBERY LEGISLATION BRIBERY SCANDAL BRIBES BRIBING BUDGET DEFICIT BUREAUCRATIC OBSTACLES BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESSMEN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY COLLAPSE COLLECTION EFFORTS COLLUSION CONCESSION CONCESSIONS CONFIDENCE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONSUMER PROTECTION CORRUPT CORRUPT OFFICIALS CORRUPTION CORRUPTION CHARGES CORRUPTION PERCEPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX COURT DECISIONS CPI CREDIBILITY CREDIT GROWTH CREDITORS CRIME CRIMINAL CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINALS CRONIES DEBT DEDUCTIBLE DEMOCRACY DEPOSITORS DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DIRECTED CREDITS DISBURSEMENTS DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISCRETION DISCRIMINATION DISINVESTMENT DISSOLUTION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC AGENTS ECONOMIC DECISIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC PROBLEM ECONOMIC REFORMS EMPLOYEE ENFORCEABLE PROPERTY RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPACITIES ENTREPRENEURS EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXCISE TAXES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL CREDITS EXTORTION EXTREME POVERTY FACILITATION FARMERS FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION FINANCIAL BURDEN FINANCIAL COSTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORM FINANCIAL SITUATION FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN FIRM FOREIGN INVESTORS FREE MARKET FREEDOM OF INFORMATION FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAWS FREEDOM OF THE PRESS GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBALIZATION GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION GOVERNMENT DEFICIT GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT REGULATION GOVERNMENT REVENUE HOMICIDE HONEST GOVERNMENT HOST COUNTRIES HOUSEHOLDS ILL-GOTTEN WEALTH IMPLICIT CONTRACT IMPORT DUTIES INCOME GROUPS INEQUALITY INFLATION INFORMATION DISCLOSURE INITIATIVE INSECURE PROPERTY INTEGRITY INTERESTED PARTIES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE JAIL JOB CREATION JUDGES JUSTICE KLEPTOCRACY LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL SYSTEM LOAN LOAN DOCUMENTATION LOBBYING MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MALFEASANCE MANDATE MARKET ECONOMY MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY MINISTER MINISTERS MISAPPROPRIATION MONETARY FUND MONETARY POLICIES MONEY LAUNDERING MONOPOLIES MONOPOLY MULTINATIONALS NEPOTISM NEW BUSINESS NEW BUSINESSES OFFENSE OFFICIAL CORRUPTION OIL PRICES PAYOFF PAYOFFS PENALTIES PENSION FUNDS PERSONAL GAIN POLICE POLICE OFFICERS POLITICAL STABILITY POLITICIANS PREFERENTIAL PRIVATE GAIN PRIVATE GAINS PRIVATE PARTIES PRIVATIZATION PROCUREMENT PROPERTY MARKET PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISION OF LOANS PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC OFFICIAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC POLICY PUNISHMENT RATES OF INTEREST RED TAPE REPRESSION RULE OF LAW SALE PROCEEDS SCANDAL SCANDALS SETTLEMENT SOCIAL SECURITY TAX TAX BURDEN TAX EXEMPTION TAX EXEMPTIONS TAX LIABILITIES TAX REVENUE TAX-EXEMPT TERRORISM THEFT THIEVERY TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEQUAL ACCESS UNION VALUE OF ASSETS VIOLENCE WAGES WHITE ELEPHANTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18517448/removing-impediments-sustainable-economic-development-case-corruption http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16909