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An incentive model of corruption in the Mediterranean and Balkan region
The International Journal of Latest Trends in Finance and Economic Sciences
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An incentive model of corruption in the Mediterranean and Balkan region
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Ioannis S. Vavouras., Konstantinos Rontos, Petros Sioussiouras S.
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The study considers the determinants of corruption in the 23 Mediterranean and Balkan countries where it is widely recognized that this phenomenon is widespread. Starting from the general hypothesis that the extent of corruption in any country is a combination of motives and opportunities, our scope is to examine the most important economic, political and social factors that determine corruption in this region. We accept that motives are determined by the level of human development, while opportunities by the degree of government effectiveness, which in turn is determined by the level of economic development and the existing political system. We show that the level of corruption is affected by the degree of human development, while the degree of government effectiveness affects crucially the level of corruption. On its turn, government effectiveness is mainly determined by the level of economic development and the existing political system. Improving government effectiveness, increasing the levels of human and economic development and establishing a more democratic political system form therefore the pillars of any anticorruption strategies in these countries.
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International Journal of Latest Trends in Finance and Economic Sciences
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2012-07-25
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application/pdf
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http://ojs.excelingtech.co.uk/index.php/IJLTFES/article/view/484
10.2047/ijltfes.v2i2.484 |
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International Journal of Latest Trends in Finance and Economic Sciences; Vol 2, No 2 (2012): June
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en
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The copyright of the contribution is transferred to IJLTFES in case of acceptance. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the contribution, including reprints, translations, photographic reproductions, microform, electronic form, or any other reproductions of similar nature. The Author may publish his/her contribution on his/her personal Web page provided that he/she creates a link to the mentioned volume of IJLTFES. The Author may not publish his/her contribution anywhere else without the prior written permission of the publisher unless it has been changed substantially. The Author warrants that his/her contribution is original, except for such excerpts from copyrighted works as may be included with the permission of the copyright holder and author thereof, that it contains no libellous statements, and does not infringe on any copyright, trademark, patent, statutory right, or propriety right of others. The Author also agrees for and accepts responsibility for releasing this material on behalf of any and all co-authors.
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