The Paradox of Corruption as Antithesis to Economic Development: Does Corruption Undermine Economic Development in Indonesia and China, and Why Are the Experiences Different in Each Country?

• Main Author: WHITE, Andrew
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• Subjects: Corruption; Economic Development; Law and Development; Indonesia; China; Asian Studies; Law and Economics; Law and Society
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/785; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/1784/viewcontent/APLPJ_08.01_White.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The question of whether corruption is antithetical to economic development has been extensively researched and debated since the 1960s. While nearly all participants in the debate appear to agree that corruption ultimately is antithetical to long-term economic development, the extent to which it pos...