Corruption. A review of contemporary research
Andvig, Jens Christopher; Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Amundsen, Inge; Sissener, Tone Kristin; Søreide, Tina
Research report
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NUPI-rapport nr. 268. Nupi, 2001Abstract
This report is an overview of contemporary research on corruption. The main objectives of the study have been to organise existing knowledge on corruption, discuss the major controversies within and across disciplines and to identify some areas in most need for further research with an emphasis on questions relevant for development policy. The review has been carried out as a joint study by researchers at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Bergen,
and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Oslo. Special
thanks to the CMI and NUPI librarians for their assistance. Financial support
from the Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation, (NORAD) and
extra time from our institutes are gratefully acknowledged.
The survey may be somewhat biased towards economic approaches, reflecting
the fact that the writing and editing have primarily been done by the
economists Odd-Helge Fjeldstad (CMI) and Jens Chr. Andvig (NUPI). In
addition, Tina Søreide (CMI), also an economist, has contributed to chapter
3. Inge Amundsen(CMI), a political scientist, has written chapter 4 and made
several contributions to chapters 2 and 10. Tone Sissener (CMI), a social
anthropologist, has written chapter 5.
The study focuses on academic research. While a survey of the output
from public commissions would be useful, they are not systematically covered
here. Moreover, to make the survey accessible to a multidisciplinary
readership, efforts have been made to present the more abstract and technical
research in a non-technical way. In spite of its limitations we hope this
survey will be considered useful – and be used – by researchers, students,
development practitioners and aid officials.
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