Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 1 / 2013 (578)
Corruption, public integrity, and globalization in South-Eastern European states. A comparative analysis
Department of Political Science & International Affairs College of Humanities and Social Sciences Kennesaw State University, USA
Ani MATEI
National School of Political Science and Public Administration, Bucharest
Lucica MATEI
National School of Political Science and Public Administration, Bucharest
Abstract. The last three decades have witnessed a proliferation of studies on the globalization of corruption or convergence of anticorruption strategies. These studies have been motivated by scholarly concerns from various administrative, economic, and political fields. In view of these interdisciplinary concerns, the purpose of this article is to provide a comparative analysis of corruption phenomena and the demand for public integrity because these developments pertain to the discourse on globalization issues in some South-Eastern European nations within the last decade. The article concludes that the differences observed in these countries are due to their level of maturation in the democratic processes, their stages in the European Union integration process, and the geopolitical condition of each nation, and offers a palatable public policy prescription for achieving a lasting impact in the region.
Contents
Corruption, public integrity, and globalization in South-Eastern European states. A comparative analysis
The risks of Euro adoption in Romania – an analysis based on ten criteria
The impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth: the Portuguese experience
The lack of consistency in budget deficit criteria in the Stability and Growth Pact
Local reforms by political conditionality: trials and erros in Central and Eastern Europe
Employment in the EU countries: a panel data analysis
Territorial efficiency of the cohesion policy in Romania
Corporate social responsibility and organizational identity in post-crisis economy
Urban and rural educational system disparities in Romania
Adaptation of the tourism in Romania to the new economic context imposed by the global economic crisis (in 2010)