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Empirical Survey on the Causes of the Corruption
[Aperçu empirique sur les causes de la corruption]

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Cet article propose d’actualiser la synthèse de la littérature empirique sur la corruption. En effet, la littérature sur l’économie de la corruption s’est fortement développée ces dernières années tant du point de vue théorique qu’empirique. Dans cet article, nous nous focalisons sur les causes de la corruption. This article suggests updating the synthesis of the empirical literature on the corruption. Indeed, the literature on the economy of the corruption strongly developed these last years so much point of view theoretical as empirical. In this article, we focus on the causes of the corruption.

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  • Kodila Tedika, Oasis, 2012. "Empirical Survey on the Causes of the Corruption [Aperçu empirique sur les causes de la corruption]," MPRA Paper 41484, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    • D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
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