Corruption and Transactional Crime: Building up Effective Accountable Inclusive and Transparent Institutions as Ground for Sustainable Finance

Corruption, defined by the misuse of public power for private gains, is endemic, pervasive, and a significant contributor to low economic growth. There is a vast volume of research on the relationship between corruption and economic growth that empirically show the negative effects of corruption on...

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Autores: Refakar, Mohammad, Cárdenas Cárdenas, Gilberto
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/717160
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/717160
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28752-7_9
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Corruption
ESG disclosure
Sustainable finance
Derecho
Economía
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Sumario:Corruption, defined by the misuse of public power for private gains, is endemic, pervasive, and a significant contributor to low economic growth. There is a vast volume of research on the relationship between corruption and economic growth that empirically show the negative effects of corruption on growth, development, and investment. Corruption distorts investment and provision of public services and increases inequality to such an extent that international organizations like the World Bank, the IMF, and the UN have identified corruption as “the single greatest obstacle to economic and social development” and gave the fight against corruption high priority. To fight the multidimensional issue of corruption, its causes should be studies. Based on the literature, there are three conditions necessary for corruption to arise and persist: (1) discretionary power of public officials, (2) the possibility of economic rent extraction, and (3) weak institutions. Many scholars have emphasized on the role of institution