Abstract
Political corruption represents a specific type of public-to-public corruption which implies that one participant of corrupt transaction belongs on the State and the other to the private sector: in fact, public corruption is a particular (and, illegal) State-society relationship. Political corruption occurs when politicians, who are delegated to make laws and enforce them by the citizens, act themselves in a corrupt way. More precisely, it appears when policymakers exploit their political strength to pursue their own economic benefits and/or maintain their powerful position.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Law and Economics |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Number of pages | 2172 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 3 May 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |