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Corruption and bureaucracy in public services

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  • Luminiţa Ionescu

    (Academia Romana, Scoala Postodoctorala SPODE/ Spiru Haret University, Bucharest, Romania)

  • George Lăzăroiu

    (Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities and Social Studies, New York/ Spiru Haret University, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Gheorghe Iosif

    (Media and Publishing Group "Economic Tribune")

Abstract

The theory that we shall seek to elaborate here puts considerable emphasis on the importance of big-time corruption in reducing funding for service delivery, the value of bureaucracy as a means of delivering public services, and the level of politicization of the public bureaucracy. This paper seeks to fill a gap in the current literature by examining different aspects of the benefits of openness and transparency in tackling corruption in the public sector, the bureaucratization of service tasks, and the failure of bureaucratic systems in delivering public services. In sum, the results of the current paper provide useful insights on the context and causes of corruption, incentives to assure efficiency within the public bureaucracy, and the organizational limits of public bureaucracy.

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  • Luminiţa Ionescu & George Lăzăroiu & Gheorghe Iosif, 2012. "Corruption and bureaucracy in public services," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 14(Special N), pages 665-679, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:aes:amfeco:v:14:y:2012:i:special_no_6:p:665-679
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    Keywords

    corruption; bureaucracy; public service delivery;
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    JEL classification:

    • C9 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments
    • D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
    • H89 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Other

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