본문 바로가기
KERD
논문KCI 등재

Effects of Decentralization on Corruption in China

0

조회

0

다운로드

0

인용

0

참고문헌

키워드

주제분류경제학

초록

Does decentralization exacerbate Chinese corruption? This study uses a unique quasiexperiment of the “province-managing-county” and “county-power-expansion” reforms in China from 2003 to 2015 to address this question. By improving the measures of corruption, decentralization, and institutional conditions, this study finds that decentralization can reduce corruption in China. The results remain robust after the potential endogeneity is controlled. Moreover, the establishment of appropriate institutions, such as legal and market systems, is effective in controlling corruption, whereas the current supervision system does not contribute to the reduction of corruption.

Abstract

Does decentralization exacerbate Chinese corruption? This study uses a unique quasiexperiment of the “province-managing-county” and “county-power-expansion” reforms in China from 2003 to 2015 to address this question. By improving the measures of corruption, decentralization, and institutional conditions, this study finds that decentralization can reduce corruption in China. The results remain robust after the potential endogeneity is controlled. Moreover, the establishment of appropriate institutions, such as legal and market systems, is effective in controlling corruption, whereas the current supervision system does not contribute to the reduction of corruption.

참고문헌 (63)

  1. Albornoz, F., "Decentralization, political competition and corruption", Journal of Development Economics, 105, pp.103~111 (2013)
  2. Blanchard, O., "Federalism with and without political centralization : China versus Russia", IMF staff papers, 48(1), pp.171~179 (2001)
  3. Brennan, G., "The power to tax : Analytic foundations of a fiscal constitution" (1980), Cambridge University Press
  4. Brunetti, A., "A free press is bad news for corruption", Journal of Public economics, 87(7-8), pp.1801~1824 (2003)
  5. Size, Determinants, and Consequences of Corruption in China’s Provinces: The MIMIC Approach, "Chen, H.", CESEifo, ~, pp.CESEifo Working Paper No. 7175 (2018)
  6. Choudhury, S., "Non-random selection into entrepreneurship in the realm of government decentralization and corruption", European Journal of Political Economy, 78(102377) (2023)
  7. Deng, S., "Fiscal transparency at the Chinese provincial level", Public Administration, 91(4), pp.947~963 (2013)
  8. Dong, B., "Causes of corruption : Evidence from China", China Economic Review, 26, pp.152~169 (2013)
  9. Egorov, G., "Why resource-poor dictators allow freer media : A theory and evidence from panel data", American Political Science Review, 103(4), pp.645~668 (2009)
  10. Enikolopov, R., "Decentralization and political institutions", Journal of Public Economics, 91(11-12), pp.2261~2290 (2007)
  11. Fan, C. S., "Political decentralization and corruption : Evidence from around the world", Journal of Public Economics, 93(1-2), pp.14~34 (2009)
  12. Fisman, R., "Decentralization and corruption : evidence across countries", Journal of Public Economics, 83(3), pp.325~345 (2002)
  13. Fisman, R., "Decentralization and corruption : Evidence from U. S. federal transfer programs", Public Choice, 113(1), pp.25~35 (2002)
  14. François, A, "Politicians at higher levels of government are perceived as more corrupt", European journal of political economy, 67(101962) (2021)
  15. Freille, S., "Federalism, decentralisation and corruption", Available at SSRN 951110, ~ (2007)
  16. Goel, R. K., "Government fragmentation versus fiscal decentralization and corruption", Public Choice, 148(3-4), pp.471~490 (2011)
  17. Goel, R. K., "On the economic incentives for taking bribes", Public Choice, 61(3), pp.269~275 (1989)
  18. Gong, Q., "Does administrative decentralization enhance economic growth? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China", Economic Modelling, 94, pp.945~952 (2021)
  19. Gong, T., "Corruption and marketization : Formal and informal rules in Chinese public procurement", Regulation & Governance, 9(1), pp.63~76 (2015)
  20. Haley, U. C., "Corporate governance and restructuring in East Asia : An overview", Seoul Journal of Economics, 13(3), pp.225~252 (2000)
  21. Huang, J, "Problems under the background of free f iscal decentralization", Economic System Reform, 6, pp.107~111 (2006)
  22. Ivanyna, M., "Decentralization and corruption : new crosscountry evidence", Environment and Planning C : Government and Policy, 29(2), pp.344~362 (2011)
  23. Iwasaki, I., "The determinants of corruption in transition economies", Economics Letters, 114(1), pp.54~60 (2012)
  24. Jiang, H., "The Evaluation of China’s Provincial Fiscal Transparency", Journal of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, 11(2), pp.50~58 (2009)
  25. Jin, H., "Effects of decentralization on firm performance: Evidence from Chinese county-level quasi-experiments", Economic Modelling, 119(106116) (2022)
  26. Jin, H., "Regional decentralization and fiscal incentives: Federalism, Chinese style", Journal of Public Economics, 89(9-10), pp.1719~1742 (2005)
  27. King, G., "How censorship in China allows government criticism but silences collective expression", American Political Science Review, 107(2), pp.326~343 (2013)
  28. Klitgaard, R., "Controlling corruption" (1991), Univ of California Press
  29. Ko, K., "Fiscal decentralization: guilty of aggravating corruption in China?", Journal of Contemporary China, 22(79), pp.35~55 (2013)
  30. Kyriacou, A. P., "Fiscal and political decentralization and government quality", Environment and Planning C : Government and Policy, 29(2), pp.204~223 (2011)
  31. Lederman, D., "Accountability and corruption : Political institutions matter", Economics & Politics, 17(1), pp.1~35 (2005)
  32. Lessmann, C., "One size fits all? Decentralization, corruption, and the monitoring of bureaucrats", World Development, 38(4), pp.631~646 (2010)
  33. Li, J., "Fiscal decentralization, information disclosure and official corruption : the dual analysis on the macro and micro environment", Accounting and Economic Research, 30(3), pp.25~44 (2016)
  34. Li, P., "Does flattening government improve economic performance? Evidence from China", Journal of Development Economics, 123, pp.18~37 (2016)
  35. Li, S., "The road to capitalism : Competition and institutional change in China", Journal of Comparative Economics, 28(2), pp.269~292 (2000)
  36. Lin, J. Y., "Fiscal decentralization and economic growth in China", Economic Development and Cultural Change, 49(1), pp.1~21 (2000)
  37. Lindstedt, C., "Transparency is not enough : Making transparency effective in reducing corruption", International Political Science Review, 31(3), pp.301~322 (2010)
  38. Liu, X., "The Evaluation of China’s Provincial Fiscal Transparency", Journal of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, 12(3), pp.50~57 (2010)
  39. Lorentzen, P., "China’s strategic censorship", American Journal of political science, 58(2), pp.402~414 (2014)
  40. Luo, Y., "Fiscal decentralization, government scale expansion and official corruption: Evidence from China’s interprovincial dynamic panel data", Shanghai Economic Research, 1, pp.59~68 (2015)
  41. Nie, H., "The Impact of Corruption on Economic Efficiency : A Survey", Chinese Review of Financial Studies, 1, pp.13~23 (2014)
  42. Oto-Peralías, D., "Does fiscal decentralization mitigate the adverse effects of corruption on public deficits?", European Journal of Political Economy, 32, pp.205~231 (2013)
  43. Pan, C., "Fiscal decentralization and official corruption: An Empirical study based on China’s provincial panel data from 1999 to 2007", Contemporary Finance&Economics, pp.38~46 (2007)
  44. Prud’Homme, R., "The dangers of decentralization", The world bank research observer, 10(2), pp.201~220 (1995)
  45. Qian, Y., "Federalism and the soft budget constraint", American Economic Review, 88(5), pp.1143~1162 (1998)
  46. Qian, Y., "Federalism as a commitment to reserving market incentives", Journal of Economic Perspectives, 11(4), pp.83~92 (1997)
  47. Qin, B., "Media bias in China", American Economic Review, 108(9), pp.2442~2476 (2018)
  48. Qu, G., "Anticorruption and growth : Evidence from China", European Journal of Political Economy, 55, pp.373~390 (2018)
  49. Reinikka, R., "Fighting corruption to improve schooling : Evidence from a newspaper campaign in Uganda", Journal of the European Economic Association, 3(2-3), pp.259~267 (2005)
  50. Seabright, P., "Accountability and decentralisation in government : An incomplete contracts model", European Economic Review, 40(1), pp.61~89 (1996)
  51. Shen, C., "Fiscal Decentralization in China : History, Impact, Challenges and Next Steps", Annals of Economics & Finance, 13(1), pp.1~51 (2012)
  52. Shleifer, A., "Corruption", The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 108(3), pp.599~617 (1993)
  53. Thornton, J., "Fiscal decentralization and economic growth reconsidered", Journal of Urban Economics, 61(1), pp.64~70 (2007)
  54. Tiebout, C. M., "A pure theory of local expenditures", Journal of Political Economy, 64(5), pp.416~424 (1956)
  55. Treisman, D., "The causes of corruption : a cross-national study", Journal of Public Economics, 76(3), pp.399~457 (2000)
  56. Decentralization and the Quality of Government, "Treisman, D.", Department of Political Science, UCLA, ~ (2002)
  57. Wang, F., "Sustainable and Steady Economic Growth under Anticorruption in China", Economic Research, 53(1), pp.65~80 (2018)
  58. Weingast, B. R., "The economic role of political institutions : Marketpreserving federalism and economic development", The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 11(1), pp.1~31 (1995)
  59. Weingast, B. R., "Second-generation fiscal federalism : The implications of fiscal incentives", Journal of Urban Economics, 65(3), pp.279~293 (2009)
  60. Wu, X., "Fiscal decentralization, economic responsibility audit function and official corruption: An empirical study based on provincial panel data", Economic Issues, 12, pp.124~128 (2016)
  61. Wu, Y., "Fiscal decentralization, corruption, and governance", Economic Quarterly, 7(3), pp.1045~1060 (2008)
  62. Xu, G., "How does anti-corruption affect corporate innovation? Evidence from recent anti-corruption efforts in China", Journal of Comparative Economics, 45(3), pp.498~519 (2017)
  63. Zhang, K., "The Province-managing-county fiscal reform from the perspective of policy diffusion : An exploratory analysis based on the data of 20 provinces", Journal of Beijing Administration Institute, 1, pp.17~26 (2017)

관련 논문AI추천

이 간행물의 다른 논문 (1건)