Why Worry About Corruption?.

This pamphlet focuses exclusively on corrupt public practices. It liststhe potential causes and consequences of public corruption and presentsrecent evidence on the extent to which corruption affects investment,economic growth, and government expenditure choices. The evidence presented here suggests...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997.
Series:Economic Issues; Economic Issues ; No. 1997/003
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This pamphlet focuses exclusively on corrupt public practices. It liststhe potential causes and consequences of public corruption and presentsrecent evidence on the extent to which corruption affects investment,economic growth, and government expenditure choices. The evidence presented here suggests that corruption may have considerable adverseeffects on economic growth by reducing private investment and perhaps byworsening the composition of public expenditure.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (19 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1020-5098
Access:Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students