Measuring Corruption : Myths and Realities
The report points out that over the past decade measuring corruption has become an ever-growing empirical field. This empirical analysis questions the traditional notion of viewing the firm as an 'investment climate taker' and thus ignori...
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okr-10986-95762021-04-23T14:02:46Z Measuring Corruption : Myths and Realities Kaufmann, Daniel Kraay, Aart Mastruzzi, Massimo ACCOUNTABILITY AGGREGATE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS AGGREGATE INDICATORS ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSION BRIBES BUDGET TRANSPARENCY BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY CODES OF CONDUCT COMMERCIAL RISK RATING AGENCIES COMPETITIVE BIDDING CORPORATE ETHICS CORRUPT OFFICIALS CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPTION INDICATOR COUNTRY COVERAGE DEMOCRACY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ENTERPRISE SURVEYS FIGHTING CORRUPTION FINANCIAL AUDITS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GOVERNANCE DATA GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GROWTH PERFORMANCE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INCOME INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INTEGRITY INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT RATES JUDICIARY LAWS LEARNING MALFEASANCE MEASUREMENT ERROR MEASUREMENT PROBLEMS MEASURING CORRUPTION MEASURING GOVERNANCE NATIONS PER CAPITA INCOMES POVERTY REDUCTION PRIORITIES PROCUREMENT BRIBERY PROGRAMS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS PUBLIC SECTOR RULE OF LAW SOCIAL NORMS SUBJECTIVE DATA TAX EVASION The report points out that over the past decade measuring corruption has become an ever-growing empirical field. This empirical analysis questions the traditional notion of viewing the firm as an 'investment climate taker' and thus ignoring the view that powerful conglomerates can also shape the business climate and thus become 'investment climate makers'. The study implies that it is warranted to move away from simply blaming government officials for prevailing corruption, and to question the value of popular initiatives such as voluntary-and often un-monitorable-codes of conduct. In this report, some popular notions are espoused, which either lack clarity or are not backed up by rigorous analysis or evidence. In this article the authors highlight some of the main issues in these debates, in the form of seven myths and their associated realities, and conclude by also pointing to some brief implications for the private sector role in fighting corruption. 2012-08-13T09:00:15Z 2012-08-13T09:00:15Z 2007-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7563031/measuring-corruption-myths-realities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9576 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; no. 273 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa |
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ACCOUNTABILITY AGGREGATE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS AGGREGATE INDICATORS ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSION BRIBES BUDGET TRANSPARENCY BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY CODES OF CONDUCT COMMERCIAL RISK RATING AGENCIES COMPETITIVE BIDDING CORPORATE ETHICS CORRUPT OFFICIALS CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPTION INDICATOR COUNTRY COVERAGE DEMOCRACY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ENTERPRISE SURVEYS FIGHTING CORRUPTION FINANCIAL AUDITS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GOVERNANCE DATA GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GROWTH PERFORMANCE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INCOME INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY INTEGRITY INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT RATES JUDICIARY LAWS LEARNING MALFEASANCE MEASUREMENT ERROR MEASUREMENT PROBLEMS MEASURING CORRUPTION MEASURING GOVERNANCE NATIONS PER CAPITA INCOMES POVERTY REDUCTION PRIORITIES PROCUREMENT BRIBERY PROGRAMS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS PUBLIC SECTOR RULE OF LAW SOCIAL NORMS SUBJECTIVE DATA TAX EVASION |
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The report points out that over the past
decade measuring corruption has become an ever-growing
empirical field. This empirical analysis questions the
traditional notion of viewing the firm as an
'investment climate taker' and thus ignoring the
view that powerful conglomerates can also shape the business
climate and thus become 'investment climate
makers'. The study implies that it is warranted to move
away from simply blaming government officials for prevailing
corruption, and to question the value of popular initiatives
such as voluntary-and often un-monitorable-codes of conduct.
In this report, some popular notions are espoused, which
either lack clarity or are not backed up by rigorous
analysis or evidence. In this article the authors highlight
some of the main issues in these debates, in the form of
seven myths and their associated realities, and conclude by
also pointing to some brief implications for the private
sector role in fighting corruption. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Kaufmann, Daniel Kraay, Aart Mastruzzi, Massimo |
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Kaufmann, Daniel Kraay, Aart Mastruzzi, Massimo |
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Kaufmann, Daniel |
| title |
Measuring Corruption : Myths and Realities |
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Measuring Corruption : Myths and Realities |
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Measuring Corruption : Myths and Realities |
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Measuring Corruption : Myths and Realities |
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Measuring Corruption : Myths and Realities |
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measuring corruption : myths and realities |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7563031/measuring-corruption-myths-realities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9576 |
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