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What Anti-Corruption Policy Can Learn from Theories of Sector Regulation

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  • Antonio Estache
  • Liam Wren-Lewis

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This paper reviews the theories of corruption in regulated sectors to further understand the impact of corruption and the ways in which it can be reduced. The aim is to draw out the policy implications of the different theoretical approaches and to examine the support that can be garnered for such policies from empirical evidence and practice. We then attempt to draw out some of the broader lessons that can be learnt for anti-corruption policy in general.

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Length: 32 p.
Date of creation: Sep 2010
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  • D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
  • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
  • L5 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy
  • L9 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities

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