In this paper, I present strong statistical evidence of the pervasiveness of official diversion in China’s industrial planning bureaucracy under the dual-track system. The underpricing of in-plan goods and the ensuing shortage in the plan led to gains from trade between officials who controlled the allocation of in-plan goods and customers willing to pay more than the plan prices. By diverting ...

Corruption in public administration is a cause for continuing concern, particularly in the developing world. Although optimism regarding the ability of e-government to reduce or eliminate corruption is widespread, neutral impact assessment reports however continue to expose cases where corruption persists even after the introduction of e-government. Clearly, there is a need for strengthening re...

Electronic Government (eGov) offers several benefits to citizens (particularly in the context of developing countries) in terms of convenience, anytime, anywhere access to government services, transparency, reduced corruption and reduced bureaucracy. Despite it offering such benefits, citizens of many countries are reluctant in adopting eGov systems. This study developed and tested an extended ...

This research paper explores the intricate relationship between bureaucracy and governance, seeking to elucidate multifaceted roles that plays in shaping efficiency, accountability, effectiveness of governmental systems. Bureaucracy, often criticized for its perceived inefficiencies red tape, is an integral component modern governance structures. The study further critical functions performed b...

BACKGROUND Corruption is the abuse or complicity in abuse, of public or private position, power or authority to benefit oneself, a group, an organisation or others close to oneself; where the benefits may be financial, material or non-material. It is wide-spread in the health sector and represents a major problem. OBJECTIVES Our primary objective was to systematically summarise empirical evid...

This paper examines the relationship between the legislature and the public administration in postwar Italy (understood as the period from about 1948 through 1994). Italian public administration is normally characterized as badly designed and ine±cient, and government performance is usually classed as poor. I argue by contrast that bureaucratic ine±ciency, excessive legislation, and widespread ...

No public policy issue is more important than the structure and level of taxes. Governments have fallen because of tax reform. Proposals to extend the value-added tax (VAT) or increase its rates have caused po liti cal agitation in many countries, including Ec ua dor and Mexico. In many less-developed countries, a shortage of funds impedes development eff orts, yet attempts to increase tax reve...

I analyze the link between partisan alignment of local politicians and incidence political corruption, using novel hand-collected data on corruption in Ghana. The empirical analysis, based 205 districts observed over period 2013–2018, suggests significantly lower levels aligned districts. Partisan reduces by 1.9 percentage points, equivalent to about half mean-level non-aligned In line with amb...