Post-Communist Corruption
In a League of its Own
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6235074 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J⊘rgen M⊘ller (Aarhus University), Svend-Erik Skaaning (0000-0002-8587-8183, Aarhus University) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 721-730 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10361140903296610 |
| OpenAlex | W1969690046 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 16 |
Conventional wisdom has it that the post-communist countries are in a league of their own with regard to corruption. At first sight, the levels of corruption are, indeed, particularly high in both presently communist and formerly communist countries. However, this generalization dissolves as a mirage when the proper control variables are included into the explanatory model. Countries with a communist past or a communist presence are as corrupt as one would expect based on other structural characteristics such as the level of economic development, a Protestant cultural tradition and the dependency on natural resources. Ceteris paribus, then, the communist legacy has no direct effect on contemporary levels of corruption. At most, it is possible to argue that it has an indirect effect working through the variable of economic development
Ceteris paribus · Communism · Development economics · Economic system · Economics · Language change · League · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Protestantism · Corruption and Economic Development · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Economic Growth and Development · Law
The Varieties of Resource Experience
Eastern Europe between The Wars, 1918-1941
The System Made Me Do it
Controlling Corruption
The causes of corruption
Rotten States? Corruption, Post-Communism, and Neoliberalism
How People View Democracy
The Politics of Privilege
Do Neoliberal Policies Deter Political Corruption
What Have We Learned About the Causes of Corruption from Ten Years of Cross-National Empirical Research
Uses and Abuses of Governance Indicators
The quality of government
Corruption, Culture, and Communism
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2017 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |