Abstract
No doubt, corruption is a serious threat to human well-being and its development. The purpose of this chapter is to investigate the impact of perceived level of corruption in public sector on human well-being, by using cross-national data for a large sample of countries. Thus, the cross-national sample covers 132 countries (45 high-income, 39 upper-middle-income, and 48 lower-income countries) during the 2013–2020 period, and the analysis is developed for both the full sample and sub-samples. To measure well-being, we use two of the most well-known and well-documented composite indicators of well-being, such as the Legatum Prosperity Index (LPI) and the Human Development Index (HDI). The main results indicate clear evidence that the perceived level of corruption significantly influenced the level of well-being and human development, after controlling for some economic and governance dimensions such as the index of economic freedom, GDP growth, unemployment, press freedom, and country-level governance. The findings of this study could have relevant implications for policymakers and governments from all over the world who need to acknowledge the impact of anticorruption measures on people’s well-being and its development.
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Boța-Avram, C. (2023). The Impact of Corruption on Human Well-Being Within an Economic Framework: Evidence from a Cross-National Study. In: Achim, M.V. (eds) Economic and Financial Crime, Sustainability and Good Governance. Contributions to Finance and Accounting. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34082-6_6
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