Search for dissertations about: "CORRUPTION"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 76 swedish dissertations containing the word CORRUPTION.
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1. Corruption risks in a mature democracy : Mechanisms of social advantage and danger zones for corruption
Abstract : Researchers have repeatedly found that corruption has a wide range of negative consequences, not least in developing countries where corruption typically constitutes an endemic part of people’s lives. However, much less is known about the prevalence and effects of corruption in mature democracies. READ MORE
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2. Corruption in Sweden : Exploring Danger Zones and Change
Abstract : In this dissertation I study corruption in the public sector in Sweden, a country which the literature regards as having few corruption problems. Sweden is therefore classified as a “least corrupt” case, and such countries are seldom studied in corruption research. My work is thus an effort to fill a gap in the literature. READ MORE
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3. Conditions for Corruption : Institutions, Executive Power, and Privatization in Argentina and Chile in the 1990s
Abstract : The question posed in this dissertation is why high-level corruption has been less widespread in Chile than in Argentina. It explores the hypothesis that political-institutional conditions have made Chile less vulnerable to high-level corruption than its neighbor. READ MORE
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4. Crime, Corruption and Development
Abstract : Essay I: Prosecuting and convicting corrupt officials is a common strategy to combat corruption. Despite this, little is known about the effectiveness of such anti-corruption policies. READ MORE
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5. Corruption, Distortions and Development
Abstract : Essay I: Does increased government transparency make bureaucracies more meritocratic? I study the impact of politician disclosure requirements on the assignment of bureaucrats to public posts. I collect detailed information on bureaucrats' qualifications and construct a novel measure of bureaucratic mismatch—an index measuring the extent to which a bureaucrat is under- or overqualified to perform a specific task. READ MORE