What Transparency Can Do When Incentives Fail : An Analysis of Rent Capture /

This paper analyzes the pervasiveness and persistence of rent seeking, misgovernance, and public sector inefficiency in many developing and transition economies. We formalize evidence from country experiences and empirical studies into a stylized analytical framework that reflects realistic constrai...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paul, Elisabeth
Other Authors: Dabla-Norris, Era
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/146
Online Access:Full text available on IMF