Corruption: Reasons & Remedy to Sustain Economic Development

24 Pages Posted: 13 Mar 2014

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Deepankar Sharma

National Law University Jodhpur (NLUJ)

Shrey Ashat

National Law University Jodhpur (NLUJ)

Date Written: March 8, 2014

Abstract

The paper stresses the need to keep the issue of corruption squarely in view in the development agenda. It discusses the causes and consequences of corruption, especially in the context of a least developed country with considerable regulation and central direction. Lack of transparency, accountability and consistency, as well as institutional weaknesses such as in the legislative and judicial systems; provide fertile ground for growth of rent seeking activities in such a country. In addition to the rise of an underground economy and the high social costs associated with corruption, its adverse consequences on income distribution, consumption patterns, investment, and the government budget and on economic reforms are highlighted in the paper. The paper also touches upon the supply side of bribery and its international dimensions and presents some thoughts on how to address the corruption issue and to try and bring it under control.

Keywords: Corruption, Reasons, Remedy, Economic Development, Sustainability

JEL Classification: A00, K00, K10, K40, K19

Suggested Citation

Sharma, Deepankar and Ashat, Shrey, Corruption: Reasons & Remedy to Sustain Economic Development (March 8, 2014). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2406938 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2406938

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Shrey Ashat

National Law University Jodhpur (NLUJ) ( email )

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Jodhpur, Rajasthan 324304
India

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