Essays about: "Corruption and Democracy levels"

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1. 1. TRANSPARENCY AND THE RESOURCE CURSE IN GHANA: A CASE STUDY Changes since oil discovery

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Amanda Alagic; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Resources curse; Ghana; Transparency; Oil; Corruption;

   Abstract : When a country has high levels of natural resources, they risk falling prey to the resource curse. Studies show a correlation between high levels of natural resources and corruption as well as lower quality institutions and less democracy. Transparency is a key precondition for accountability and mitigating corruption. READ MORE

3. 2. IS POLITICAL CORRUPTION A MISSING PIECE IN THE PUZZLE OF AUTOCRATIZATION? A quantitative study of the relationship between changes in levels of political corruption and changes in levels of democracy

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Rebecca Sanderöd Rodin; [2023-01-30]
   Keywords : political corruption; autocratization; democracy; political trust;

   Abstract : While previous research has examined how levels of democracy affect corruption, the number of studies investigating how levels of corruption affect democracy is limited. Declining levels of democracy, or autocratization, is an unsolved puzzle with many theorized causes, such as inequality, low accountability, and economic issues. READ MORE

4. 3. Perceptions of Immorality in Governance : An Empirical Study on Citizens’ Tolerance of Political Corruption in Poland and Mexico

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Rebecca Fox; [2019]
   Keywords : Corruption; Political Corruption; Corruption Tolerance; Morality; Mexico; Poland;

   Abstract : This thesis seeks to, firstly, define corruption in the context of corruption tolerance and secondly, to assess how citizens’ corruption tolerance is constructed. Corruption tolerance is discussed in the context of trust, democracy and levels of corruption. READ MORE

5. 4. PRESIDENTIALISM IN DEVELOPING DEMOCRACIES: A SOURCE FOR BAD GOVERNANCE? A quantitative study on the effect of presidentialism on corruption in developing democracies

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Christoffer Larsson; [2017-07-07]
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   Abstract : Researchers within the field of political science have been analyzing the effects of legislative-executive relations for several decades and both parliamentarism and presidentialism have their critics and proponents. However, this topic needs revisiting, especially after Sri Lanka and Turkey recently experienced a shift in legislative-executive relations. READ MORE

6. 5. GENDER SENSITIVE DEMOCRACY AND THE QUALITY OF GOVERNMENT The role of gender equality in lowering corruption

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Julia von Platen; [2016-07-01]
   Keywords : Corruption; Gender Equality; Gender role socialization; Quality of Government; Varieties of Democracy; Impartiality; Gender Sensitive Democracy;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to build on literature on the relationship between gender equality, democracy and corruption, in order to see if gender equality is a key factor for impartiality, which in turn has impacts on the quality of government and the levels of corruption. Towards this end, several Varieties of Democracy Indices were tested in order to determine which is the best predictor for lower levels of corruption. READ MORE