west meets east : factors could explain the relationship between corruption and economic growth

Abstract: This thesis is in social studies about which factors could explain the relationship between corruption and economic growth on the case of China by analyzing Mauro's theory and Jianming Ren's theory. After analyzing the data of corruption trends and economic growth, the author finds these two theories can't explain the Chinese case. Then the author discussed about the other three factors, government policy, government structure and culture. These three factors could explain the relationship between corruption and economic growth.