| ID | 152345 |
| Title Proper | political economy of judicial corruption in China |
| Other Title Information | a spatial relationship |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kaszycki, Steve ; Zhang, Hongyu |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Like other developing countries, China has been struggling with corruption. Judicial corruption, in particular, damages the rule of law and presents a market disruption as an outcome of a lack of commitment by the government regarding property rights. This article seeks to explain the variations in judicial corruption within China, and it develops a theory of city-level corruption of judges. The theory is tested by an empirical study with data from the World Bank corruption survey using a Bayesian spatial linear model. While wealth appears to diminish corruption, there is also a strong spatial relationship with regard to the level of judicial corruption in China, indicating that as some regions become less corrupt, surrounding areas also experience a diminution in corruption. Thus, through a process organic to the current regime, China could experience an increase in judicial trustworthiness. |
| `In' analytical Note | East Asia: An International Quarterly Vol. 34, No.1; Mar 2017: p.63-78 |
| Journal Source | East Asia: An International Quaterly Vol: 34 No 1 |
| Key Words | Regional Variation ; China Corruption ; Judicial Trust ; Spatial Relationship |