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Shadow Economy, Corruption and Governance

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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This book contributes to the current debates on the shadow economy and related issues of tax evasion and corruption. The approach taken here is one that will develop a better understanding of these related issues, which are increasingly seen as impediments to country competitiveness and economic growth.Economists and policymakers are increasingly focused on how the shadow economy operates. The contributors discuss how effective corporate governance may help to reduce both the occurrence and effects of illegal activities. The book begins by considering institutional governance and how issues such as economic growth and development can be better understood by gaining a deeper understanding of the decision-making process. The importance of collective persuasion and collective decision-making in an institutional context is illustrated. The remainder of the work details a series of empirical studies outlining the role of governance and institutional capacity in assessing economic performance, the role of political competition in reducing corruption and measures of, and influences on, corruption in different countries around the world.Institutions such as the WTO, World Bank and the IMF will find much to engage them in this book as will policy makers in government and research policy agencies. It will also hold great appeal to academics (postgraduate and above) in the fields of political economy, economic development and international economics.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-11-28
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieINFER Advances in Economic Research series
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781848440791

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Contents:PrefacePART I: OVERVIEW1. Governance and Illegal Activities: A Survey of Recent Developments and IssuesMichael Pickhardt and Edward ShinnickPART II: KEY ISSUES OF INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE2. The Political Economy of Governance and Development: Towards a New WorldviewIsmail Adams3. A Dynamic Theory of Collective PersuasionAthanassios Pitsoulis4. On the Optimal Sanction Structure When Individuals are Imperfectly Informed about the Probability of ApprehensionTim FriehePART III: EMPIRICAL STUDIES ON INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNANCE CORRUPTION AND THE SHADOW ECONOMY5. Institutional Capacity and the Celtic Tiger Economy: Ireland in Comparative PerspectiveFrank Barry6. Reducing Petty Corruption: What Role for a More Competitive Political System?John K. Wilson7. Shadow Economies and Corruption all over the World: What do we Really Know?Friedrich Schneider8. Determinants of Shadow Economy in Tunisia and Algeria: A Firm-Level AnalysisClara Delavallade9. “It’s a Lot, But Let It Stay”: How Tax Evasion is Perceived Across ItalyCarlo Fiorio and Alberto Zanardi10. Why Do Individuals Evade Payroll and Income Taxation in Estonia?Kenneth A. Kriz, Jaanika Meriküll, Alari Paulus, Karsten StaehrIndex

'. . . the book provides interesting insights in the correlation and links between institutions, shadow economy and corruption and is worth reading. . . the combination of theoretical and empirical elements makes reading the book worthwhile. In a time, when shadow economy and corruption are main topics on the political as well as on the economic agenda, several aspects highlighted in this book should be discussed by academics and politicians.'