Roads to Nowhere : How Corruption in Public investment Hurts Growth.

In some countries, corrupt politicians appear to choose investment projects based on the opportunity for bribes and kickbacks these projectspresent. This paper contends that such corruption increases the numberof capital projects undertaken and trends to enlarge their size andcomplexity. The result...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998.
Series:Economic Issues; Economic Issues ; No. 1998/001
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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