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Corruption tolerance and its influencing factors—the case of China’s civil servants

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ID6153174
AuthorsXiajuan Guo (0000-0001-9196-1699, Zhejiang University, corresponding author), Wenyan Tu (0000-0002-1220-0232, Zhejiang University)
Year2017
Volume2
Issue3
Pages307-328
Publication date2017-06-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Chinese Governance (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2381-2354 • E-ISSN: 2381-2346
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23812346.2017.1342897
OpenAlexW2725474466
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited23

What is the attitude of the Chinese public towards corruption? What are the factors influencing people's attitude towards corruption? Through large sample surveys of Chinese civil servants, this research found that corruption tolerance of civil servants is low, but the enthusiasm of participation in anti-corruption campaigns is not correspondingly high. Male respondents with longer working experience or with low monthly income appear to have higher corruption tolerance. Awareness of corruption and confidence in government's anti-corruption efforts also affect attitudes towards corruption. Less understanding about corruption results in higher corruption tolerance and lower enthusiasm to participate in fighting against corruption. Higher confidence in the government's anti-corruption strategy leads to lower corruption tolerance and stronger willingness to participate in combating corruption. This suggests that a successful campaign of anti-corruption must involve enhancing understanding of corruption and building confidence in the party-state's strategy on anti-corruption

Affect (linguistics · China · Civil servants · Enthusiasm · Government (linguistics · Language change · Political science · Politics · Corruption and Economic Development · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Taxation and Compliance Studies

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