International Integration and National Corruption
International Integration and National Corruption
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国际一体化与国家腐败
DOI：
10.1017/s0020818303574045
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发表时间：
2003
影响因子：
7.8
通讯作者：
Mark M. Gray
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作者：
Wayne Sandholtz;Mark M. Gray
摘要我们认为，更大程度的国际一体化导致较低水平的腐败，我们定义为滥用公职谋取私利。我们认为，国际因素通过两个主要渠道影响一个国家的腐败程度。一种是通过经济激励来采取行动，改变各种行为者从事腐败行为的成本和收益。第二种模式是规范。国际社会的普遍规范使腐败行为失去合法性并受到谴责。与国际社会融合程度较高的国家更容易受到反腐败的经济和规范压力。因此，我们检验以下假设：一个国家与国际交流、沟通和组织网络的联系越紧密，其腐败程度就可能越低。对来自大约150个国家的数据的分析有力地证实了我们的预期。
Abstract We argue that greater degrees of international integration lead to lower levels of corruption, which we define as the misuse of public office for private gain. We theorize that international factors affect a country's level of corruption through two principal channels. One acts through economic incentives, altering for various actors the costs and benefits of engaging in corrupt acts. The second mode is normative. Prevailing norms in international society delegitimate and stigmatize corruption. Countries that are more integrated into international society are more exposed to economic and normative pressures against corruption. We therefore test the following hypothesis: the more a country is tied into international networks of exchange, communication, and organization, the lower its level of corruption is likely to be. The analysis of data from approximately 150 countries strongly confirms our expectation.