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Corruption and Human Development: A Conceptual Discussion

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  • Mozaffar Qizilbash

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This paper is concerned with how the corruption and development debate changes if the focus shifts to notions of "human" development. There are many senses of corruption, but the literature has focused on the public office conception and consequentialist evaluation. While it looks as if corruption clearly does not promote human development, the case needs to be made carefully, since arguments can be made to the effect that corruption can promote human development. The discussion highlights the limits of consequentialist evaluation and helps us to think about the policy implications of various conceptions of human development. Finally, while the diversity of norms and the possibility of Western bias do not undermine either anti-corruption or human development agendas, they do set limits on the extent to which specific moral norms can be embodied in conceptions of human development.

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  • Mozaffar Qizilbash, 2001. "Corruption and Human Development: A Conceptual Discussion," Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(3), pages 265-278.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:oxdevs:v:29:y:2001:i:3:p:265-278
    DOI: 10.1080/13600810120088868
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    1. Gossel, Sean Joss, 2018. "FDI, democracy and corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 40(4), pages 647-662.
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    5. Amira Mohamed Emara, 2020. "The Impact of Corruption on Human Development in Egypt," Asian Economic and Financial Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 10(5), pages 574-589, May.
    6. Duerrenberger, Nicole & Warning, Susanne, 2018. "Corruption and education in developing countries: The role of public vs. private funding of higher education," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 217-225.
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    10. Peyton, Kyle & Belasen, Ariel, 2010. "The case for human development: a cross-country analysis of corruption perceptions," MPRA Paper 31385, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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