Crime, Poverty and Police Corruption in Developing Countries

Crime and the fear of being hit by crime and small-scale violence are key economic and social problems in most developing countries, not least felt strongly by the poor. Extensive corruption in the police, experienced or perceived, contributes seriously to the problem. A key question raised in the paper is: How is police corruption linked to the wider processes of development - including crime, violence and poverty? The paper examines (i) how and why corruption may arise in the daily routines of the police and whether it may have impacts on crime rates; (ii) empirical indications of whether the police may be more corrupt than other groups of public officials; (iii) how and why police corruption may vary across countries; and (iv) the wider impacts of police corruption on developmentCorruption Crime Police Poverty JEL classification: D73, K42, O17

Corruption. A review of Contemporary Research

During the last decade corruption has become a topical issue in the international development policy debate. Research on corruption has also expanded rapidly, taking many different directions both within and across disciplines. This report provides an overview of contemporary research on corruption. The academic focus is on economic approaches, but perspectives from political science and social anthropology are also included. The presentation is mostly non-technical, although a few expositions of more analytically demanding matters are included. Relevance for development policy is the underlying guide for the selection of topics that are included in the study. The report should be useful for development practitioners and foreign aid officials, as well as for students and journalists interested in development issues

Crime, Poverty and Police Corruption in Developing Countries

Crime and the fear of being hit by crime and small-scale violence are key economic and social problems in most developing countries, not least felt strongly by the poor. Extensive corruption in the police, experienced or perceived, contributes seriously to the problem. A key question raised in the paper is: How is police corruption linked to the wider processes of development – including crime, violence and poverty? The paper examines (i) how and why corruption may arise in the daily routines of the police and whether it may have impacts on crime rates; (ii) empirical indications of whether the police may be more corrupt than other groups of public officials; (iii) how and why police corruption may vary across countries; and (iv) the wider impacts of police corruption on developmen

Intellektuell eiendomsrett og global fordeling – TRIPS, fotball og farmasøytisk industri

Artikkelen tar for seg for to former for intellektuell eiendomsrett: patentrettigheter i farmasøytisk industri og internasjonale TV-senderettigheter i fotball. I begge tilfeller utvikles globale markeder som også krever global regulering. Inntektene som skapes, blir høye og veldig konsentrert. Samtidig kan selv en mindre omfordeling av rettigheter bidra til kraftig utjevning av inntekter og muligens økt global velferd

Corruption: Critical assessments of contemporary research. Report from a multidisciplinary workshop

Chr. Michelsen Institute and the Norwegian Institute of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), organised a workshop on ‘corruption research’ in Oslo 19-20 October 2000. The workshop aimed to assess the current analytical approaches to corruption, with the specific objective of exploring present knowledge on corruption (approaches, causes, effects, etc.), present the major controversies within and across disciplines, and identify the areas in most need of further research. This report summarises both the papers presented and the major issues discussed, emphasising the challenges identified for further research

Corruption: Critical assessments of contemporary research. Report from a multidisciplinary workshop

Chr. Michelsen Institute and the Norwegian Institute of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), organised a workshop on ‘corruption research’ in Oslo 19-20 October 2000. The workshop aimed to assess the current analytical approaches to corruption, with the specific objective of exploring present knowledge on corruption (approaches, causes, effects, etc.), present the major controversies within and across disciplines, and identify the areas in most need of further research. This report summarises both the papers presented and the major issues discussed, emphasising the challenges identified for further research