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'Performing' Bribery in China - Guanxi-Practice, Corruption with a Human Face
This article analyses the entangled relationship between corruption and the so-called guanxi-practice, which is a form of reciprocal conduct that is ubiquitous in China. Unlike most current academic studies on corruption in China which focus on the theme of how the political, economic and social environments have caused corruption at the macro-level, this paper takes a micro-view. It concentrates on how corruption, notably bribery, takes place between a briber and the bribed and challenges the conventional view on the causal relationship between bribery and guanxi-practice.
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Ling Li
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Nov 04, 2011 01:00 AM
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Corporate Governance, Judiciary, Local Government, Political Corruption, Procurement, Transition Countries, Global, Asia Pacific, Anti-Corruption Education, Empirical Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Single Country Analysis, Private Sector (General), Construction, Real Estate
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The persistence of corruption: Evidence from the 1992 presidential impeachment in Brazil
The 1992 impeachment of president Collor in Brazil and its impact on politically connected companies both in the short and long term. In this paper Rita examines the 1992 impeachment of president Collor in Brazil to analyze its impact on politically connected companies both in the short and long term. In an innovative approach, she uses an event study methodology to establish the short-term effect of impeachment on the companies' performance.
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2011 Bribe Payers Index
The Bribe Payers Index is a unique tool capturing the supply side of international bribery, specifically focussing on bribes paid by the private sector. The 2011 Bribe Payers Index is the fifth edition of the index, ranking 28 of the world’s largest economies according to the likelihood of firms from these countries to bribe when doing business abroad. It is based on the results of Transparency International’s 2011 Bribe Payers Survey. This asked 3,016 senior business executives in 30 countries around the world for their perceptions of the likelihood of companies, from countries they have business dealings with, to engage in bribery when doing business in the executive’s country. A sectoral ranking is also available which scores and ranks 19 sectors. The survey asked how often three different types of bribery were perceived to occur in each sector: firstly, bribery of low-ranking public officials; secondly, improper contributions to high-ranking politicians to achieve influence; and thirdly, bribery between private companies.
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Farzana Nawaz
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Nov 24, 2011 12:40 PM
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Global, Empirical Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Private Sector (General), Health, Construction, Defence, Extractives, Real Estate, Financial Markets, Forestry, Energy
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Doing Business 2012: Doing Business in a More Transparent World
This year's ranking and report assesses regulations affecting domestic firms in 183 economies and ranks the economies in 10 areas of business regulation, such as starting a business, resolving insolvency and trading across borders. The report rankings on ease of doing business have expanded to include indicators on getting electricity. In this year's rankings Singapore leads on the overall ease of doing business, followed by Hong Kong SAR, China; New Zealand; the United States; and Denmark.
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Farzana Nawaz
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Oct 20, 2011 11:44 AM
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Procurement, Service Delivery, Global, Anti-Corruption Laws, Law Enforcement, Empirical Data Analysis, Comparative Analysis, International Analysis, Private Sector (General), Construction, Real Estate, Financial Markets, Energy
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