Theories of Institutional Corruption
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6232660 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D F Thompson (0000-0003-1938-6436, Harvard University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 495-513 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annual Review of Political Science (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2939 • E-ISSN: 1545-1577 |
| Publisher | Annual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1146/annurev-polisci-120117-110316 |
| OpenAlex | W2787914618 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 56 |
| References cited | 46 |
Normative theorists of corruption have developed an institutional conception that is distinct from both the individualist approaches focused on quid pro quo exchanges and other institutional approaches found in the literature on developing societies. These theorists emphasize the close connection between patterns of corruption and the legitimate functions of institutions. The corruption benefits the institution while undermining it. Reforms therefore should be directed toward finding alternatives for the functions the corruption serves. Also, institutional corruption does not require that its perpetrators have corrupt motives, and it is not limited to political institutions. This review examines four leading theories and discusses criticisms of their approach. A tripartite framework for analyzing the elements of institutional corruption is proposed. Although the theories are useful for distinguishing institutional corruption from the more familiar forms of individual corruption, they could be enriched by giving greater attention to the work on individual corruption in its structural forms in developing societies
Economics · Individualism · Institution · Institutional analysis · Language change · Law and economics · Normative · Political corruption · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Social science · Sociology · Status quo · Corruption and Economic Development · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Economic Growth and Development · Law
La sfida della corruzione politica all’etica pubblica. Introduzione
L’ingiustizia della corruzione politica. Integrità, rappresentanza e delega democratica
Considering Death Penalty for Corruptors in Law on Corruption Eradication from the Perspective of Maqāṣid al-Syarī‘ah
La selección de la corrupción como el problema más importante
Political corruption the internal enemy of public institutions
The Pro ‐ Office Mindset . Anticorruption Beyond Legal Instruments
Resisting corruption in the Nigerian legislature
Institutional Integrity
Influence Match
Corrupción, pérdida de confianza social y justicia restaurativa
Ordinary vulnerabilities and antimafia intervention. A case of municipal dissolution beyond mafia strongholds
Combatting institutional corruption
The abuse of entrusted power for private gain
Institutional corruption in the criminal justice system
Unveiling sextortion in sport
Context Matters Less Than Leadership in Preventing Unethical Behaviour in International Business
What shapes trust in healthcare? Socio-economic and structural determinants of trust in formal and traditional health providers across 111 countries
Controlling Corruption
Institutional Corruption
Instrumental Approach to Institutional Corruption
Institutional Dysfunctions and Trust Repair
What’s Wrong with Getting Paid
Managerial compliance with charter changes
Essential lessons from an unpromising source
How Human Trafficking Fuels Erosion of Liberal Democracies—In Fiction and Fact, and from within and without
Thick as thieves? Corruption, institutional trust, and investment locations
Blessing or curse? A critical review of the paradoxical consequences of direct public funding for political parties
Making sense of ‘Tolerance towards Corruption’ through power, public ethics, and injustice
Upholding public institutions in the midst of conflicts
On corrupt institutions
The Moral Incompetence of Anti-corruption Experts
Fighting Political Corruption with the Citizens
Extortionate policing and the futility of Covid-19 pandemic nationwide lockdown in Nigeria
Predicting and explaining corruption across countries
From deliberation to participation
What political theory can learn from conceptual engineering
Legal corruption
What’s the Point? A Presentist Social Functionalist Account of Institutional Purpose
Revisiting the virtues of veto point
Syndicated Police Corruption
Political Theory Rediscovers Public Administration
Audit Risk and Wealth Accumulation
Perception of civil service corruption and trust in political institutions in Brazil
Exploring Electoral Discrimination Through an Ethics of Office Accountability
The revolving door in UK government departments
The worthy and the fallible
The godfather provides
How Lobbying Matters
An ‘Institution-First’ Conception of Public Integrity
How Disciplinary Processes in the Public Service (Legally) Violate Individual Rights
Revisionist Approaches to Corruption
Commercial Corruption. A Fergusonian Perspective on Corruption in Democratic Capitalism
Citizens’ and Politicians’ Definitions of Corruption, Corruption Survey Quality, and Political Will for Anti-Corruption Reform
Capturing Calabria? 'ndrangheta, corruption, and maladministration in local public institutions in Southern Italy
The OECD and Ritualized Isomorphism
Effectiveness of the Public Service Code of Ethics in Controlling Corrupt Behaviour in The Public Service
Political Order in Changing Societies
Corruption and Anti-Corruption
The Quality of Government
“Institutional Corruption” Defined
Corruption in Developing Countries
Political innovation and conceptual change
Political Corruption as a Relational Injustice
Restoring Responsibility
Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Institutional Corruption
Corruption in America
Corruption, Inequality, and the Rule of Law
Rethinking Corruption in an Age of Ambiguity
Anti-corruption
Economic Analysis of Corruption
Government quality, egalitarianism, and attitudes to taxes and social spending
Is transparency an effective anti-corruption strategy? Evidence from a field experiment in India
Defining Political Corruption
Controlling Corruption Through Collective Action
Corruption
Why Anticorruption Reforms Fail—Systemic Corruption as a Collective Action Problem
Realism About Political Corruption
What Have We Learned About the Causes of Corruption from Ten Years of Cross-National Empirical Research
What Does Corruption Mean in a Democracy
Democracy and Deceit
Political Corruption as Duplicitous Exclusion
Mediated Corruption
The Corruption of a State
| Unique citing works | 56 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 8 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 53 |