The politics of corruption in dictatorships /

Yadav, Vineeta,

The politics of corruption in dictatorships / Vineeta Yadav, Penn State University ; Bumba Mukherjee, Penn State University. - xiv, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction --
Geographic Concentration and Political Mobilization by Small- and Medium-Sized Business Firms --
SME Business Association, Multiparty Legislature, and Corruption --
Geographic Concentration and National SME Association in Autocracies: The Empirical Evidence --
Empirical Analysis of Legislative Institutions, SME Firms, and Corruption in Autocracies --
Jordan: Institutional Change and Corruption --
Malaysia: SME Mobilization and Corruption --
Uganda: The Contrarian Case --
Conclusion and Implications.

"The Politics of Corruption in Dictatorshipsstudies 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"--

9781107083233 (hbk.)

2015022174


Political corruption.
Dictators.

364.1323 YAD / 010688

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