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Corruption in China: What Shapes Social Attitudes Toward It?

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  • Zuzana Fungacova

    (Bank of Finland)

  • Ilari Määttä

    (Technology University of Braunschweig)

  • Laurent Weill

    (University of Strasbourg
    Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University))

Abstract

This research investigates the determinants of attitudes toward corruption in China using micro-level data. We use survey data on 6000 individuals from 28 provinces to estimate logit models that show how individual and provincial determinants shape attitudes toward corruption. Respondents who have higher education, belong to higher social class, live in rural areas, and are members of the Communist Party of China, think corruption is less useful than the other respondents. Negative attitude toward corruption is related to higher education, lower social class, and membership in the Communist Party of China.

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  • Zuzana Fungacova & Ilari Määttä & Laurent Weill, 2019. "Corruption in China: What Shapes Social Attitudes Toward It?," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Association for Comparative Economic Studies, vol. 61(3), pages 493-518, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:compes:v:61:y:2019:i:3:d:10.1057_s41294-018-00083-8
    DOI: 10.1057/s41294-018-00083-8
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    Corruption; China; Corruption; Social attitudes;
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    JEL classification:

    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State

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