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Corruption is one of the most pressing problems of our globalized world. It is a major threat to the rule of law, democracy, and human rights; it hampers economic development and endangers the stability of democratic institutions and the moral foundations of society. Corruption is a recurring theme in the media and has become a central topic for academia, politics, and international organizations such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the last two decades (Rothstein & Varraich, 2014).
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van Schoor, B. (2017). Introduction. In: Fighting Corruption Collectively. Wirtschaftsethik in der globalisierten Welt. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-17838-3_1
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