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Why do ordinary people engage in corruption? In Corruption as a Last Resort, Kelly M. McMann contends that bureaucrats, poverty, and culture do not force individuals in Central Asia to pay bribes, use connections, or sell political support. Rather, corruption is a last resort when relatives, groups...

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spelling oapen-20.500.12657-308002024-03-25T09:51:41Z Corruption as a Last Resort McMann, Kelly M. Political Science politics economics corruption central asia kazakhstan kyrgystan Kyrgyzstan Market economy Soviet Union Uzbekistan thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPZ Corruption in politics, government and society Why do ordinary people engage in corruption? In Corruption as a Last Resort, Kelly M. McMann contends that bureaucrats, poverty, and culture do not force individuals in Central Asia to pay bribes, use connections, or sell political support. Rather, corruption is a last resort when relatives, groups in society, the market, and formal government programs cannot provide essential goods and services. Using evidence from her long-term research in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, McMann shows that Islamic institutions, secular charities, entrepreneurs, and banks cannot provide the jobs and credit people need. This drives individuals to illicitly seek employment and loans from government officials. 2018-01-24 23:55 2017-12-01 23:55:55 2020-03-10 03:00:32 2020-04-01T13:13:34Z 2020-04-01T13:13:34Z 2014-10-30 book 642702 OCN: 894227715 9780801453274 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30800 eng application/pdf n/a 642702.pdf Cornell University Press 10.7591/cornell/9780801453274.001.0001 101537 10.7591/cornell/9780801453274.001.0001 06a447d4-1d09-460f-8b1d-3b4b09d64407 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9780801453274 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Ithaca, NY 101537 KU Select 2017: Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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