Abstract
Empirical research by social scientists on public corruption and fraud in the Netherlands has been scarce. Exceptions are research on criminal cases of corruption and, recently, a survey among local government functionaries to establish the extent of public corruption and fraud in the country. The article presents the conceptual framework and the results of this survey research on local corruption and fraud. A discussion of the findings concludes the article: How serious is the problem of Dutch public corruption and fraud? To stimulate comparative research, the questionnaire is added in an Appendix.
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Huberts, L.W.J.C. Public corruption and fraud in the Netherlands: Research and results. Crime Law Soc Change 22, 307–321 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01302922
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