[27.09.11] Corruption as a Last Resort: Adapting to the Market in Central Asia
The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, NUPI, has the great pleasure of inviting you to the seminar:
Corruption as a Last Resort:
Adapting to the Market in Central Asia
Why do ordinary citizens engage in political corruption? Using original data from post-Soviet Central Asia, Kelly McMann found that individuals decide to bribe, use personal connections, and sell their votes only when alternatives, including family members, market actors, and societal groups, cannot provide the resources they need. She shows how market reform eliminates these alternatives for some people and therefore encourages them to engage in corruption.
Programme (13.00-14.30)
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Opening
Helge Blakkisrud -
Corruption as a last resort (ca 30-35 min)
Kelly McMann, Case Western Reserve University - Comments:
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- Åse Berit Grødeland, FAFO (5-10 min)
- Jens Chr Andvig, NUPI (5-10 min)
Kelly McMann is Associate Professor of Political Science at Case University in Ohio.