Why are the poor more vulnerable to bribery in Africa? The institutional effects of services
Peiffer, Caryn and Rose, Richard (2016) Why are the poor more vulnerable to bribery in Africa? The institutional effects of services. Journal of Development Studies. pp. 18-29. ISSN 0022-0388 (https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2016.1257121)
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Abstract
Whereas most studies find the poor in Africa to be more vulnerable to bribery because of their lower socio-economic status, this paper proposes institutional differences as an alternative explanation. Because poor people are unable to afford privately provided services, they must use public services. In relying on the state more often, the poor become more vulnerable to bribery. Analyses of Afrobarometer data show that the poor are not more likely to pay bribes for state monopolised services. The poor’s disproportionate vulnerability to bribery for choice services is a function of their greater likelihood to have contact with the state.
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Peiffer, Caryn and Rose, Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5117-5271;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 58677 Dates: DateEvent5 December 2016Published5 December 2016Published Online19 October 2016AcceptedSubjects: Social Sciences > Communities. Classes. Races Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Government and Public Policy > Politics Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 15 Nov 2016 16:55 Last modified: 22 Oct 2024 00:23 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/58677