Corruption and Democratic Performance : Forew. by Andrew H. Wedeman and William P. Avery

Levente Littvay

ISBN 10: 3836417588 / ISBN 13: 9783836417587

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Dez 2007, 2007

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Neuware - The relationship between corruption and democratic performance has always been a key question for political economists. It is important in terms of understanding the incentives that may improve quality of life in less developed countries. In the past, studies of this relationship have suffered from a lack of analytical sophistication, failed to extract all available information from the data, and assumed causal direction without empirical testing. No previous study has utilized nearly all countries of the world across a large time span. This book goes deeper by overcoming these analytical challenges. The analysis includes data for 186 countries, from 1984 to 2004. The primary finding suggests that IMF and World Bank policies of lowering corruption before structural adjustment is granted are misguided. The book is addressed to advanced scholars of comparative political economy and quantitative analytical techniques, and includes a foreword by Dr. Andrew H. Wedeman and Senator Dr. William P. Avery, providing a broad overview of the topic.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Corruption and Democratic Performance : Forew. by Andrew H. Wedeman and William P. Avery
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Dez 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3836417588
• ISBN 13: 9783836417587
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 24W x 0H x 0D centimeters 24 centimeters width by 0 centimeters height by 0 centimeters depth
• Weight: 270 grams

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Synopsis

The relationship between corruption and democratic performance has always been a key question for political economists. It is important in terms of understanding the incentives that may improve quality of life in less developed countries. In the past, studies of this relationship have suffered from a lack of analytical sophistication, failed to extract all available information from the data, and assumed causal direction without empirical testing. No previous study has utilized nearly all countries of the world across a large time span. This book goes deeper by overcoming these analytical challenges. The analysis includes data for 186 countries, from 1984 to 2004. The primary finding suggests that IMF and World Bank policies of lowering corruption before structural adjustment is granted are misguided. The book is addressed to advanced scholars of comparative political economy and quantitative analytical techniques, and includes a foreword by Dr. Andrew H. Wedeman and Senator Dr. William P. Avery, providing a broad overview of the topic.

About the Author

received a PhD in 2006 from the University ofNebraska-Lincoln, Department of Political Science,with a focus on quantitative methods. Currently apost-doc at the Central European University in hishome city of Budapest, Hungary, he has publishedresearch in both English and Hungarian, includingan article in the Journal of Politics.