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020 _a9781464804021
_c19.99 USD
020 _z9781464804014
035 _a(The World Bank)210401
100 1 _aSøreide, Tina
245 1 0 _aDrivers of Corruption
_h[electronic resource]
_bA Brief Review
_cSøreide, Tina
260 _aWashington, D.C.,
_bThe World Bank,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource (92 p.)
490 1 _aWorld Bank Studies
520 3 _aThis report provides an overview of arguments explaining the risk of corruption. Corrupt acts are subject to decision making authority and assets available for grabbing. These assets can be stolen, created by artificial shortage, or become available as the result of a market failure. Assets that are especially exposed to corruption include profits from the private sector, revenues from the export of natural resources, aid and loans, and the proceeds of crime. Whether or not opportunities for corruption are exploited depends on the individuals involved, the institution or society they are part of, and the law enforcement circumstances. Corruption usually persists in situations in which players are aware of the facts but nonetheless condone the practice. Absence of reaction can result from information asymmetries (in which the people who are supposed to act are not aware of the need to act), coordination failure, patronage-determined loyalty, and incentive problems at the political level. This review of results and insights from different parts of the scholarly literature on corruption focuses on areas where research can guide anticorruption policy. The report also describes a number of corruption-related challenges in need of more attention from researchers.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 4 _aAnti-Corruption
650 4 _aCorruption
650 4 _aCrime
650 4 _aFraud
650 4 _aGovernance
650 4 _aLaw
650 4 _aLaw and Development
650 4 _aLaw and Economics
650 4 _aPublic Sector
650 4 _aPublic Sector Development
650 4 _aResearch
700 1 _aSøreide, Tina
776 0 8 _aPrint Version:
_z9781464804014
830 0 _aWorld Bank e-Library.
830 0 _aWorld Bank Studies
856 4 0 _uhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-1-4648-0401-4
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