In this contribution a neo-institutional perspective will be briefly presented: actors and resources involved in corrupt exchanges emerge in many institutional contexts, along with the emergence of internal governance mechanisms allowing individuals and organizations which are involved in it to reduce uncertainty (and transaction costs) in their interactions. In spite of significant contextual differences, in fact, we can observe a substantive regularity in the recurrent mechanisms of internal regulation that create “hidden orders” among the many actors involved in corruption. An in-depth understanding of the governance mechanisms of corruption can have a twofold application, both in the explanation of the phenomenon and in the making of policy strategies to prevent and fight it. Anticorruption policies and tools can in fact benefit from a better understanding of the factors underlying its diffusion and persistence, targeting precisely those mechanisms of interaction, which would otherwise, strengthen and “normalize” hidden links and relationships between corruptors and corrupted.
The formal and informal institutions of corruption: an analytical framework and its implications for anticorruption policies
Vannucci, Alberto
2019-01-01
Abstract
In this contribution a neo-institutional perspective will be briefly presented: actors and resources involved in corrupt exchanges emerge in many institutional contexts, along with the emergence of internal governance mechanisms allowing individuals and organizations which are involved in it to reduce uncertainty (and transaction costs) in their interactions. In spite of significant contextual differences, in fact, we can observe a substantive regularity in the recurrent mechanisms of internal regulation that create “hidden orders” among the many actors involved in corruption. An in-depth understanding of the governance mechanisms of corruption can have a twofold application, both in the explanation of the phenomenon and in the making of policy strategies to prevent and fight it. Anticorruption policies and tools can in fact benefit from a better understanding of the factors underlying its diffusion and persistence, targeting precisely those mechanisms of interaction, which would otherwise, strengthen and “normalize” hidden links and relationships between corruptors and corrupted.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.