Do democracy and press freedom reduce corruption?Evidence from a cross country study
Do democracy and press freedom reduce corruption?
Evidence from a cross country study
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03.2004Verlag / herausgebende Einrichtung
Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of BonnVerlagsort
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This paper calls attention to the instrumental role of democracy and press freedom in combating corruption. As opposed to an autocracy with no or limited press freedom, a free press in a democracy can inform voters about the corruption of political representatives, and voters in turn can punish incumbents by electing opposition parties. The empirical investigation carried out in this paper shows that democracy and press freedom can have significant impact on corruption. Though corruption may persist in the short- to medium-run, an increase in voters’ participation and press freedom can reduce corruption.
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300 Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie 320 Politik 330 WirtschaftErstpublikation
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ZEF-Discussion Papers on Development Policy ; 85Chowdhury, Shyamal K.: Do democracy and press freedom reduce corruption? : Evidence from a cross country study. Bonn: Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, 2004. In: ZEF-Discussion Papers on Development Policy, 85.
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title = {Do democracy and press freedom reduce corruption? : Evidence from a cross country study},
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