Corruption and Development: A Comparative Approach to Socioeconomic and Political Dimensions Worldwide
Corruption and Development: A Comparative Approach to Socioeconomic and Political Dimensions Worldwide

Summary/Abstract: The present study investigates relevant economic, social and political dimensions of development worldwide, focusing on (apparent and latent) links between perceived corruption, economic and human development, government effectiveness and the quality of the political system taken as representative variables of countries’ social systems. These variables were selected as the basic determinants of the level of overall development in a country, since combinations of these factors determine clusters of countries with diff erent development patterns. The results of this study indicate that effective development policies require integrated strategies that incorporate efforts to reduce corruption and increase human development and government eff ectiveness. These strategies are sustainable in the long run when associated with institutional transformations. More specifi cally, if democracy is not consolidated and the political system is not grounded on the basis of freedom, socioeconomic development cannot be achieved and maintained in the long term, even with a high level of per-capita income.

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