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Any transition to democracy has implications for corruption. This papertakes a contextual and procesual approach to the analysis ofdemocratisation and corruption. It disaggregates some variables wherebydemocratisation can provide the context for the development of corruptionand crime. This paper does not argue democratisation causescorruption and crime. Nor does it argue democratisation does not providethe social space for the reduction of corruption and crime. This paperconcentrates on the areas in which democratisation provides an oftencomplex environment for the development of corruption and crime.
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Moran, J. Democratic transitions and forms of corruption. Crime, Law and Social Change 36, 379–393 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012072301648
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012072301648