Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 6 / 2006 (501)
Economics of Corruption. The Equilibrium, Political and Social Determinations
Lucica Matei
Scoala Nationala de Studii Universitare Politice si Administrative Bucuresti
Abstract. The paper starts, on one hand, from the statement unanimously accepted that corruption exists in all societies, and on the other hand, from the preoccupations existent in the international literature about proving scientifically the models of analysis of corruption and determining on this basis some relevant corruption indicators. In essence, the paper focuses on the sphere of the theoretical preoccupations, trying to offer an interpretation based on extended economic and social analysis, mechanisms that structure and describe a genuine system of the corruption actions. Most frequently, corruption occurs in the common public-private activities and it has determinations in the central or local governmental structures. The binom corruption - anticorruption has its origin in distinct social actions, with different actors and different logic constructions, aiming to destroy or strengthen the systems of public integrity. In the context of the theoretical approaches, this paper presents for exemplification relevant aspects concerning social perception on corruption and comparisons of the situations in Romania with those in Central and Eastern Europe or the states newly admitted into the European Union. The paper aims a new way for approaching the nonlinear relationship between political stability/instability and corruption, as well as its economic effects. An extended space is granted to the model of corruption market and conditions of balance within its framework. As it is conceived, the paper enables the enlargement of the theoretical and empirical researches concerning the corruption phenomena.
Keywords: corruption indices; political stability/instability; corruption market; balance and price of corruption.
Contents
- Synthetic Analysis about Single-Criterion and Multi-Criterion Financial Assets Portfolio
Leonardo Badea
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About Knowledge Society Pillars in Romania
Ion Gh. Rosca
- Adjusting Shocks
Management in Euro Zone. The Asymmetrical Impact
of the ECB Monetary Policy
Marius-Corneliu Marinas
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Banking Activity for Sustainable Development
Alexandra Eremia
Ion Stancu
- Engineering and Re-engineering Model of the Proceses for Implementing Quality Management System in Small and Medium Enterprises
Ion Ionita
Cosmin Dobrin
Mihai Mieila
- Economics of Corruption. The Equilibrium, Political and Social Determinations
Ani Matei
Lucica Matei
- Controversies Regarding Goodwill Evaluation, Depreciation and Recording Policies
Niculae Feleaga
Liliana Feleaga
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TRIPs Agreement, Important Multilateral WTO Treaty
Oana-Maria Florescu
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Cultural Impacts in Managerial Accounting
Flavius Guinea
- Some
Aspects Regarding Banking Risk Management
Lavinia Vasile
- Human Development – Qualitative Dimensions
of a Globalized World
Petru Stefea
Marilen Pirtea
- Trends in Banking System Globalization
Emanuela Mihaela Savu
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Migration Process Evolution in Europe
Carmen Tudorache