The Politics of Corruption in Dictatorships
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Reprint, 1/7/2016
EAN 9781107443778, ISBN10: 1107443776
Paperback, 332 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Language: English
The Politics of Corruption in Dictatorships studies how institutional and social factors influence corruption in dictatorships. Dictatorships are often synonymous with high levels of corruption, yet Vineeta Yadav and Bumba Mukherjee argue otherwise. The authors ask why corruption has declined in some but not other authoritarian regimes. What are the main political factors that drive some autocrats to curb corruption? The book explores the role that business mobilization can play in reducing corruption under some conditions in dictatorships. It investigates how political competition for an elected legislature affects the incentives of dictators to engage in corruption. The study relies on case studies from Jordan, Malaysia, and Uganda. The book is accessible to a wide audience without requiring sophisticated statistical training.
1. Introduction
2. Geographic concentration and political mobilization by small and medium-sized business firms
3. SME business association, multiparty legislature, and corruption
4. Geographic concentration and national SME association in autocracies
the empirical evidence
5. Empirical analysis of legislative institutions, SME firms, and corruption in autocracies
6. Jordan
institutional change and corruption
7. Malaysia
SME mobilization, and corruption
8. Uganda
the contrarian case
9. Conclusion and implications.