Journal article
Political Polarization as a Constraint on Corruption: A Cross-national Comparison
World development, v 39(9), pp 1516-1529
01 Sep 2011
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Abstract
Efforts to explain corruption have increased dramatically in recent years. The interest stems from the increasing weight economists assign to corruption when explaining economic growth. A great deal of the research focuses on how political institutions influence perceptions of corruption. We move this debate in a new direction by addressing a previously ignored dimension: ideological polarization. We contend perceptions of corruption are determined not only by specific institutional features of the political system—such as elements of voting systems, ballot structures, or separation of powers—but by
who sits at the controls. We employ panel data from a broad variety of countries to test our theoretical argument. Contrary to recent findings by both economists and political scientists, we show that ideological polarization predicts perceptions of corruption.
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- Title
- Political Polarization as a Constraint on Corruption: A Cross-national Comparison
- Creators
- David S. Brown - University of Colorado BoulderMichael Touchton - Boise State UniversityAndrew Whitford - University of Georgia
- Publication Details
- World development, v 39(9), pp 1516-1529
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 14
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Arts and Sciences; Politics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000294578700003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-79961173956
- Other Identifier
- 991021903991204721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Development Studies
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