Title: One size fits all? : decentralization, corruption, and the monitoring of bureaucrats

Authors: Lessmann, Christian and Markwardt, Gunther

Place: [Munich

Publisher: CESifo

Year: 2009

Journal: CESifo working paper : category 2: public choice

Volume: 2662

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, corrupt practices, freedom of the press

Abstract: This article analyses the relationship between decentralization, corruption, and freedom of the press. The main finding is that decentralization counteracts corruption in countries with high degrees of press freedom, whereas countries without effective monitoring suffer from decentralization.

URL: http://www.ifo.de/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/1186352.PDF

Document type: Portal