The contribution of lobby regulation initiatives in addressing political corruption in Latin America

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 379-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz Alberto dos Santos ◽  
Paulo Mauricio Teixeira da Costa
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Political Corruption ◽  
Lobby Regulation

scholarly journals Who Sees Corruption? The Bases of Mass Perceptions of Political Corruption in Latin America

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-160
Author(s):  
Damarys Canache ◽  
Matthew Cawvey ◽  
Matthew Hayes ◽  
Jeffery J. Mondak
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Political Corruption ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Political Accountability ◽  
Vicarious Experience ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Important Test

The capacity of citizens to see political corruption where it exists and to link such perceptions to evaluations of public officials constitutes an important test of political accountability. Although past research has established that perceived corruption influences political judgments, much less is known regarding the critical prefatory matter of who sees corruption. This article develops a multifaceted theoretical framework regarding the possible bases of perceived corruption. Experiential factors – personal experience and vicarious experience with bribery – mark the starting point for our account. We then incorporate psychological dispositions that may colour judgments about corruption and that may strengthen or weaken the links between experiences and perceptions. Expectations derived from this framework are tested in a series of multi-level models, with data from over 30,000 survey respondents from 17 nations and 84 regions in the Americas.

Political Corruption in Central America: Assessment and Explanation

2011 ◽  
Vol 53 (01) ◽  
pp. 33-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Mark Ruhl
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Central America ◽  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
Political Corruption ◽  
Democratic Consolidation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Central American ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Statistical Indicators

AbstractAnalysts agree that political corruption is an obstacle to democratic consolidation but disagree about how to measure the extent of corruption in individual nations. This analysis of the Central American countries demonstrates that the most important competing quantitative measures of political corruption produce strikingly different rankings. These contradictory results are caused less by poor measurement techniques than by the existence of two different dimensions of corruption that do not always coincide. Statistical indicators based on expert perceptions of corruption and alternative indicators based on ordinary citizens' firsthand experiences with bribery measure, respectively, grand corruption by senior officials and petty corruption by lower-level functionaries. This study attempts to explain why several Central American nations suffer primarily from one or the other rather than both. It advances recommendations for future research and future anticorruption policies that may be applied to Latin America as a whole.

scholarly journals Content Analysis of Ethics of Governance, Maladministration and Political Corruption

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-32
Author(s):  
Paul Agu Igwe ◽  
Obiamaka P. Egbo ◽  
Ekwutosi Sanita Nwakpu ◽  
Progress Hove-Sibanda ◽  
Abu Naser Mohammad Saif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
South America ◽  
Political Corruption ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
The World ◽  
Political Office ◽  
Multiple Media

Although different forms of corruption exist in every region, Africa, South America, Latin America, Russia, and Asia countries, perhaps to a greater extent engage in higher levels of corruption more than other regions of the world. Applying ethics of governance and theory of “patrimonialism,” this article examines governance of ethics and corruption. This article argues that corruption lays the foundation for the abridgement of citizens' rights and perpetuation of underdevelopment. Methodologically, the authors explored contents through multiple media sources, ensuring rigor and trustworthiness. The findings reveal how corruption is being perpetuated in Nigeria, prosecuted, and the challenges. This article finds a strong relationship between corruption, the absence of ethics of governance, and maladministration. Many public and political office holders engage or support corruption; there is lack of moral and ethical considerations. More so, it appears that politics is based on wealth acquisition and self-interest rather than on ideologies.

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