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Economic Development Through Bureaucratic Corruption
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BureaucracyEconomicsPublic PolicyCorruption StudiesDevelopment EconomicsEconomic DevelopmentBriberyGovernmental CorruptionPolitical EconomyBusinessGovernment TransparencyAccountabilityNathaniel H. LeffPublic PoliciesHarvard UniversityFinancial CrimeSocial SciencesCorruption
Corruption is a taboo subject, and treating it as a development factor is controversial, with Leff’s analysis likely misunderstood. The study highlights the importance of understanding corruption to explain why public policies often fail.
Among scholars the subject of corruption is nearly taboo. Placing it in a model of developing economy as a developing factor is even worse in some eyes. No doubt, Nathaniel H. Leff's analysis will be misunderstood. So be it. It still bids us to understand an important area of social behavior, and tells us why public policies will fail. The author is at Harvard University.