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The effects of economic development and the evolution of social institutions on the level of corruption: comparing the Asia-Pacific with other regional blocs

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  • Christopher Bajada
  • Mikhail Shashnov

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The variation in the level of economic development across countries has been proposed as an explanation for the disparity in the level of corruption that is observed. As a country evolves from one stage of economic development to another and its social institutions as a result become more refined and sophisticated, their capacity to tackle corruption and poor governance practices becomes increasingly better. Improvements in the overall quality of institutions, including better policing and justice systems, increase their capacity to detect and deter corruption. This evolution of institutional quality improves social and economic well-being of society, which in turn pressures regulators, legislators and politicians to continue in the fight against corruption. The objective of this paper is to examine how economic development mediated by improvements in the quality of social institutions impacts on the level of corruption. Lessons from worldwide trends, including the Asia-Pacific region, provide opportunities for countries to enact strategic measures that can accelerate the fight against corruption.

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  • Christopher Bajada & Mikhail Shashnov, 2019. "The effects of economic development and the evolution of social institutions on the level of corruption: comparing the Asia-Pacific with other regional blocs," Asia Pacific Business Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(4), pages 470-500, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apbizr:v:25:y:2019:i:4:p:470-500
    DOI: 10.1080/13602381.2019.1589768
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    1. Rita Remeikiene & Ligita Gaspareniene & Aleksandra Fedajev & Evaldas Raistenskis & Anatolijs Krivins, 2022. "Links between crime and economic development: EU classification," Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy, Institute of Economic Research, vol. 17(4), pages 909-938, December.

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