Drivers of Petty Corruption and Anti-Corruption Interventions in Developing countries: a semi systematic review

What behavioural factors have an impact on individual attitudes towards petty corruption? What interventions are effective?

Abstract

This literature review is part of a pioneering research effort commissioned by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) that explores the utility of behavioural economics for the study of petty corruption. The review has been conducted following a rigorous methodological approach and it aims to contribute evidence conducive to the feasibility of developing of anti-corruption interventions based on behavioural principles.

The review addresses 2 main questions:

  1. What behavioural factors having an impact on individual attitudes towards petty corruption have been identified in the literature?

  2. What does the evidence suggest about the relative effectiveness of different types of interventions to address petty corruption?

There is a brief which summaries lessons learnt from the review

This review is an output from the Strengthening Research Systems for Poverty Reduction in East Africa programme

Citation

Cosimo Stahl, Saba Kassa, Claudia Baez-Camargo. (May 2017) Drivers of Petty Corruption and Anti-Corruption Interventions in Developing Countries: a Semi-Systematic Review. Basel Institute on Governance, 49p

Drivers of Petty Corruption and Anti-Corruption Interventions in Developing countries: a semi systematic review

Published 1 May 2017