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Do Democracy and Press Freedom Reduce Corruption? Evidence from a Cross Country Study
This paper calls attention to the instrumental role of democracy and press freedom in combating corruption. As opposed to an autocracy with no or limited press freedom, a free press in a democracy can inform voters about the corruption of political representatives, and voters in turn can punish incu...
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ZEF - Discussion Papers on Development Policy 85
2004
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| Online Access: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/001099.pdf |