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Corruption as an obstacle for doing business in the Western Balkans : A business sector perspective

In countries with a high prevalence of corruption, understanding attitudes towards corruption could help in designing effective measures to eliminate corruption as a barrier to doing business. Utilizing original survey data from over 1800 business owners and managers in seven Western Balkans countries, we explore business people’s experiences and views on the ways the business sector is dealing with corruption. A factor analysis produced three distinct factors: (1) Understanding corruption as “greasing the wheels” ; (2) Individual action can contribute to curbing corruption ; (3) Corruption is a government-related issue. Results show that the country of origin strongly determines business people’s attitudes on corruption. Respondents with corruption experience tend to justify it as “greasing the wheels” more than “clean” respondents. Findings on the perceived role of private and government agents in curbing corruption enabled us to suggest some specific policy recommendations.

corruption; attitudes; doing business; Western Balkans

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