POL S 204 Lecture Corruption Authoritarianism root causes systematic reasons corruption informal norm in some Authoritarian governments some formal institututions Corruption cid 127 Walmart taking over Mexico Corruption abusing office for private gain abuse of power breach law norm when citizens seek illegal access Double taxation pay tax bribe cid 127 WHY corruption openings hard to monitor the specialists removed from gov have several superiors Bribes for public goods services or evade law or tax outlast administration accumulate knowledge connections corruption as an informal institution informal contract between politicians bureaucrats create loyalty get everyone s hands dirty 1 Bribery second salary for bureaucrats with kickbacks to politicians 2 Politicians can use bribery to black mail Causes of corruption inequality poverty authoritarianism how do they cause corruption instability cid 127 Map examples corruption wealth equality autocracies ease in doing business index Consequences of corruption erodes trust bad for economy time cost double taxation reduces savings investments consumption uncertainty over contracts property deters investment cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127
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