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ToolsBanuri, Sheheryar (2023) The Culture-Corruption Hypothesis Revisited:Organizational Culture, Corruption and Worker Preferences. In: The Political Economy of Corruption. Taylor and Francis, London. ISBN 9781003142300
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The empirical literature on corruption has grown exponentially, mainly due to improvements in measurement. The research has focused on survey-based measures of corruption perceptions; expert informed measures; government official behaviour; and even behaviour of the public. Improvements in the measurement of such clandestine activity have led to deeper understanding of the effects of corruption. The “Culture of Corruption” hypothesis states that a prescriptive social norm exists which promotes “abstinence from corruption” in some contexts but not in others. In this paper I explore this relationship. I examine the culture-corruption hypothesis by first reviewing papers that unpack the relationship between culture and corruption, by examining the empirical literature that establishes the linkage between corruption perceptions and corrupt behaviour and asking whether this behaviour is particular to public officials or is prevalent in the wider population. I ask whether perceptions of corruption impact selection, whether corruption can increase or decrease over time, and what is the role of pecuniary incentives in attracting workers with the “right” preferences. I conclude with some reflections on areas for future research and some open questions.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Behavioural Economics Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Environment, Resources and Conflict Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Behavioural and Experimental Development Economics |
| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Apr 2023 16:30 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jun 2023 08:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/91824 |
| DOI: | 10.4324/9781003142300-11 |
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