Economic Development Through Bureaucratic Corruption
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3757968 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nathaniel H Leff (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1964 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 8-14 |
| Publication date | 1964-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000276426400800303 |
| OpenAlex | W2134472446 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 417 |
Among scholars the subject of corruption is nearly taboo. Placing it in a model of developing economy as a developing factor is even worse in some eyes. No doubt, Nathaniel H. Leff's analysis will be misunderstood. So be it. It still bids us to understand an important area of social behavior, and tells us why public policies will fail. The author is at Harvard University
Bureaucracy · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Language change · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Subject (documents) · Taboo · Corruption and Economic Development · Law
Corruption in ‘Developing’ Contexts? Challenging Universalist Frameworks and Emphasizing Local Agency
Corruption and Economic Growth
La Democracia en América Latina Y La Constante Amenaza De La Desigualdad
States, markets and corruption
Reform, corruption, and growth
Corruption, production structure and economic development in developing countries
Structural Transformation and Productivity Growth in Cameroon
Corruption and Social Policy
Corruption and assortative matching of partners in international trade
Thieves, Opportunists, and Autocrats
Deals and Delays
Why Do Firms Pay Bribes?
Gute Regeln oder Wirtschaftslenkung? Europas neue Herausforderungen
Corruption in a Global Context
Does Corruption Hurt Employment Growth of Financially Constrained Firms More?
Firm-level corruption
Removing Impediments to Sustainable Economic Development
Law, Society and Corruption
Corruption and Development
The corruption–growth relationship
Uncertainty as a Factor in Investment Decisions
A Review of the Political Economy of Governance
Corruption in Customs
Governance, Corruption, and Economic Performance
Political Leadership in Africa
Bribery as a Third Path to Power?
Syndromes of Corruption
Estimating the Value of Political Connections
Reward structures and the allocation of talent
Does "Grease Money" Speed Up the Wheels of Commerce?
The Institutional Process of Market Clientelism
Institutions, ownership, and finance
How do institutions affect corruption and the shadow economy?
Corruption and military spending
Building State Capacity
The Latin American Challenge
Democracy, Inequality and Corruption
Systemic Corruption in an Advanced Welfare State
Cognitive Corruption and Deliberative Democracy
Protection Fee or Grease Money? The Opposing Effects of Prevention- and Promotion-Focused Bribery on Firm Performance
Corrupción, crecimiento e instituciones
Los efectos de la corrupción sobre la innovación y el crecimiento económico en México
Corruption and assortative matching of partners in international trade
Non-random selection into entrepreneurship in the realm of government decentralization and corruption
Corrupção, ética governamental e corporativa
Business groups and the study of international business
Corruption, anti-corruption, and economic development
Effect of government expenditure on real economic growth in Ecowas
Do financial development and institutional quality impede or stimulate the shadow economy? A comparative analysis of developed and developing countries
Combating corruption and promoting economic resilience
Interrogating the inflation-corruption nexus for Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries
Not all informal payments are bad
Bureaucratic Quality and Social Development
Determinants of FDI attractiveness
Framing Institutional Corruption
Yolsuzluk Sosyal Harcamalari Azaltiyor Mu? Geli̇şmekte Olan Ülkeler İçi̇n Bi̇r Anali̇z
Citizen and Elite Perceptions of Corruption
Gümrük Tarifeleri, Uluslararası Ticaret ve Ekonomik Büyüme ile Yolsuzluk Arasındaki İlişki
Corruption-Induced Inhibitions to Business
Political uncertainty in the tourism industry
Sanctions and Social Pressure in International and Regional Anti-Corruption Regimes
Financial constraints and the impact of corruption on employment growth
Lessons from reducing bribery in Uganda’s health services
Firms’ legality and efficiency
Are financial markets resilient to political corruption scandals? Evidence from Latin America
The abuse of entrusted power for private gain
Differential effects of corruption on export margins
Corruption and private participation infrastructure projects
Does corruption boost or harm firms’ performance in developing and emerging economies? A firm‐level study
Intra‐African trade and corruption
Effects of tax administration corruption on innovation inputs and outputs
Fiscal transparency, legal system and perception of the control on corruption
Do corruption and inequality shape sustainable development? Evidence from the post-soviet countries
Dimension of corruption and firm performance
Bribery Environments and Manufacturing SME Efficiency
Impact of Shadow Economy on Sustainable Development in Africa
The impact of local financial development on firm growth in Vietnam
The transition of corruption institutions and dynamics
Do Criminal Politicians Affect Firm Investment and Value? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Approach
Political Corruption and Corporate Risk-Taking
I Know What I Need
Corruption, Bribery and Innovation in CEE
The real costs of plagiarism
Does corruption hurt green innovation? Yes – Global evidence from cross-validation
The power of anti-corruption in environmental innovation
Measuring entrepreneurial orientation and institutional theory for informal enterprises
The impact of recentralization reform on corruption
Institutional Factors and FDI Inflows in Asean-7
Determinants of corruption control in public sectors in Northwestern Ethiopia
Detrimental Effects of Corruption and Subjective Well-Being
La agenda estatal y sus tensiones
Impacts of Bribery in Healthcare in Vietnam
Corruption in the Informal Sector
Some economic costs of corruption in LDCs
Leadership and Institutional Change in the Public Provision of Transportation Infrastructure
Taxes and Bribes in Uganda
Corruption and taxation
Corruption and Legislatures
Corruption, Development and the Environment
Improving Transparency in Pharmaceutical Systems
| Unique citing works | 417 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 7,07 |
| Citation span | 1967 - 2026 (60) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 411 |