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Globalization and Corruption in Developing Countries; A Qualitative Comparative Analysis

Sun, August 17, 10:30am to 12:10pm, TBA

Abstract

We analyze the combinations of social structural conditions linked to corruption at the national level. Using Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis, we address two general questions: First, under what conditions is globalization linked to corruption, both high and low levels? Second, what configurations of causal conditions are sufficient these two outcomes? The results reveal that while there are no necessary conditions for high corruption. However, globalization, property rights and democracy are necessary but not sufficient conditions for low corruption in developing countries. These three conditions, in combination with democracy and low inequality in the first pathway and low elite fractionalization and low external intervention in the second pathway are sufficient for low corruption. On the other hand, combinations of low globalization, low wealth, low democracy, low property rights, inequality, external intervention and elite fractionalization through two routes are sufficient for high corruption. Moreover, by comparing the results of OLS regression analysis and fuzzy set coincidence analysis, we discuss their different logics in identifying the most important condition or independent variable for outcome or dependent variable. While according to OLS regression analysis, property rights, better than any other independent variable, can explain the variances of corruption, according to set coincidence analysis, globalization because of its considerable overlap with other conditions is seen as the most important condition for low corruption in developing countries. We conclude that although globalization is seen as an important condition for low corruption, this condition needs to combine with strong political, legal and economic structures for low corruption.

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