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Political Corruption in America: A Search for Definitions and a Theory, or If Political Corruption Is in the Mainstream of American Politics Why Is It Not in the Mainstream of American Politics Research?

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  • Peters, John G.
  • Welch, Susan

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Lack of a clear definition of political corruption has limited its systematic study by analysts of American politics. This article offers a conceptual framework with which to view corruption. A corrupt act is categorized by its four components: the donor, the favor, the public official and the payoff. For each component, propositions about perceived corrupt and noncorrupt elements can be formulated and tested. The usefulness of this scheme in analyzing attitudes about corruption is demonstrated with data from state legislators. Finally, the article suggests some future research possibilities using this scheme to compare elites and public or other groupings in the political system.

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  • Peters, John G. & Welch, Susan, 1978. "Political Corruption in America: A Search for Definitions and a Theory, or If Political Corruption Is in the Mainstream of American Politics Why Is It Not in the Mainstream of American Politics Resear," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 72(3), pages 974-984, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:72:y:1978:i:03:p:974-984_15
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    1. Osipian, Ararat, 2007. "Methodology of research on corruption in education," MPRA Paper 8473, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Vita, Giuseppe Di, 2021. "Political corruption and legislative complexity: Two sides of same coin?," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 136-147.
    3. Osipian, Ararat, 2004. "Corruption as a legacy of the medieval university: Financial affairs," MPRA Paper 8472, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Grimm Noh & Dongyoub Shin, 2018. "The different influences of the government and politicians on the international expansion of Chinese firms," Asian Business & Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 17(5), pages 366-396, December.

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