McGill

 University  

INTD:  497:  Research  Seminar  on  International  Development.  

  Winter  2013  

    CORRUPTION  AND  DEVELOPMENT  

 
Professor  Manuel  Balán     Class  meets:  Wed  4:05-­‐6:55pm  
Office:  Leacock  513     Class  location:  EDUC  437  
514-­‐398-­‐4400  ext.  09191     Office  hours:  Thur  2-­‐3pm  and  by  
manuel.balan@mcgill.ca   appointment.  
 
Course  Description:    
This  course  explores  an  issue  that  affects  developed  and  developing  countries  alike.  Scholars,  
politicians,  and  civil  society  often  conceive  of  corruption  as  a  global  problem  that  demands  urgent  
attention.  At  the  domestic  level,  it  impedes  economic  development,  wastes  resources,  and  
reinforces  social  inequalities.  The  abuse  of  power  undermines  government  performance  and  erodes  
political  legitimacy.  At  the  international  level,  corruption  is  often  linked  to  organized  crime,  money  
laundering,  arms  smuggling,  and  narcotics  trafficking.  Every  day  we  see  a  number  of  news  on  
corruption  appearing  in  media  outlets  around  the  world.  
As  a  course  designed  for  advanced  undergraduate  students,  its  main  purpose  is  to  provide  the  tools  
to  understand  and  analyze  the  relationship  between  corruption  and  development.  First,  we  will  
begin  with  questions  of  definition  and  measurement:  How  can  we  identify  corruption  in  its  various  
forms,  and  how  can  levels  and  the  prevalence  of  corruption  be  measured?    Second,  we  will  consider  
the  causes  and  consequences  of  corruption,  as  identified  in  existing  literature.  Then,  we  will  explore  
a  number  of  issues  that  look  at  corruption  from  different  angles:  political  corruption,  corruption  
and  the  media,  efforts  to  curb  corruption,  among  others.  Throughout  the  course  we  will  think  about  
the  impact  of  corruption  on  development  and  the  quality  of  democracy.
Rather  than  focusing  on  one  country  at  a  time  or  on  a  few  countries  in  depth,  we  will  use  events  and  
systems  in  various  countries  as  illustrations.  The  readings  are  a  collection  of  research  on  these  
issues  and  require  the  students  to  read  prior  to  each  class  session  and  to  engage  the  readings  
critically.  We  will  test  authors’  claims  against  the  evidence  they  present,  challenge  the  logic  of  their  
arguments,  and  question  their  conclusions.  On  some  units  we  will  also  read  newspaper  or  magazine  
articles,  and  in  others  we  will  watch  a  movie  related  to  the  issue  under  study.
The  class  will  be  a  combination  of  lecture  and  discussion.  In  each  class  I  will  briefly  place  the  
readings  in  a  broader  context  and  propose  a  couple  of  critiques  that  we  will  discuss  afterwards.  I  
will  not  repeat  what  is  found  in  the  materials,  on  the  assumption  that  students  will  come  to  class  
prepared.  The  reading  load  is  heavy,  and  keeping  up  is  essential  to  both  your  success  as  a  student  as  
well  as  the  course’s!
 
Course  Requirements:    
The  final  grade  will  be  determined  as  follows:  
 
Book  Review  –  5  pages  (24/2)           20%  
Research  Proposal  for  Group  Project  –  5  pages  (11/3)     10%  
Group  Project  Presentation  (3/4  and  10/4)       10%  
Group  Project  Paper  50  pages  (17/4)         40%  
Participation  (every  day!)             20%  
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Participation:  Participation  in  class  discussions  is  required  and  students  are  expected  to  keep  up  
with  the  readings.  Because  it  is  impossible  to  participate  in  class  without  being  present,  class  
attendance  is  required.  Also,  while  speaking  in  class  is  important,  please  keep  in  mind  that  it  is  not  
just  quantity  that  matters,  but  also  quality.  
Throughout  the  course  (except  for  the  first  two  and  last  two  weeks),  approximately  3  students  will  
be  responsible  for  each  week  (all  students  will  have  1  week  assigned).  For  their  week,  assigned  
students  are  required  to  participate  actively  and  are  responsible  for  carrying  the  discussion.  They  
also  must  present  3  reflections  (they  can  be  posed  in  terms  of  a  question)  about  the  readings,  which  
are  due  at  10  am  the  day  of  class,  and  must  be  turned  in  via  the  assignment  tool  of  MyCourses  
(these  responses  will  be  available  for  all  students).  Each  reflection  cannot  exceed  100  words  (a  very  
short  paragraph).  
 
March  Conference:  On  March  21  and  22,  the  Institute  for  the  Study  of  International  Development  is  
organizing  a  conference  on  The  Challenge  of  Developing  Countries  from  the  Bottom  Up.  There  will  
be  one  session  taking  place  on  Thursday  March  21st  (16:00-­‐18:00)  and  four  sessions  on  Friday  
March  22nd  (9:00-­‐10:45,  11.15-­‐13:00,  14:00-­‐15:45,  and  16:00-­‐17:45).  Attendance  to  any  session  of  
the  conference  will  earn  students  extra  credit  (2.5%)  that  will  count  toward  their  participation  
grade.  Please  note  that  participation  is  never  to  exceed  the  20%  established  for  the  course.  At  the  
conference  there  will  be  a  sign  up  sheet  at  each  session.  Students  should  put  their  name,  student  ID,  
and  signature.  Needless  to  say,  students  leaving  early  from  a  session  will  not  receive  the  extra  
credit.  
 
Book  Review:  One  of  the  writing  assignments  for  this  class  is  to  prepare  a  book  review,  as  if  it  were  
for  publication  in  a  major  social  science  journal.  You  are  required  to  stick  to  a  5-­‐page  limit.  These  
reviews  usually  include  a  short  synopsis  of  the  book  and  its  main  arguments,  as  well  as  discussion  
of  the  strengths  and  weaknesses  of  the  book.  The  instructor  will  provide  a  list  of  the  books  for  
review,  which  are  all  available  at  the  Redpath  Library.  Starting  on  January  24th,  students  must  go  to  
the  instructor’s  office  during  office  hours  in  order  to  sign  up  to  review  the  book  of  their  choice.  Only  
1  student  will  be  allowed  to  review  any  given  book,  so  the  sooner  you  decide  and  sign  up,  the  more  
likely  you  are  to  get  your  first  choice.  Students  may  review  a  book  outside  the  list  ONLY  with  
instructor’s  approval.  
 
Group  Project:  The  main  assignment  for  this  class  is  a  research  group  project  that  will  take  place  
throughout  the  semester.  As  soon  as  the  add-­‐drop  period  is  over,  we  will  form  groups  of  4-­‐5  
students.  Each  group  will  be  assigned  a  region  (South  America,  Central  America,  South-­‐East  Asia,  
Middle  East,  East  Africa,  West  Africa,  Southern  Africa,  Eastern  Europe),  and  they  must  collectively  
design  and  carry  out  a  research  project  that  explores  corruption  in  the  region  assigned.  I  will,  as  
much  as  possible,  accommodate  students’  regional  interests.  Of  course,  I  cannot  guarantee  that  
everyone  will  get  to  work  on  their  preferred  region.  The  project  will  consist  of  three  stages:  
proposal,  paper  and  presentation.    
I. Research  Proposal:  Each  group  must  submit  a  5-­‐page  research  proposal  for  their  research  
project.  This  proposal  should  set  up  your  research  objectives  and  plans  in  order  to  carry  out  
the  study.  The  proposal  should  cover  the  division  of  labor  among  the  students  in  the  group.  
The  proposal  also  needs  to  clarify  the  sources  of  data  you  will  employ,  and  explain  how  the  
proposed  project  is  different  from  existing  research  on  corruption  in  your  region.  Moreover,  it  
needs  to  outline  the  relevant  literature  that  your  paper  will  address.  You  are  encouraged  to  
discuss  these  issues  with  the  instructor.  

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 II. Presentation:  In  the  two  weeks  each  group  will  present  their  project  to  the  whole  class.  You  
should  plan  on  30-­‐minute  presentations.  Your  objective  is  to  provide  a  clear  and  compelling  
brief  on  your  research.  Presentations  should  not  be  read,  and  need  to  be  well-­‐planned  and  
rehearsed.  The  use  of  visual  aids  and  graphs  is  highly  encouraged.  Creativity  and  originality  
will  be  rewarded.  In  short,  your  presentations  need  to  be  awesome,  and  you  should  work  on  
providing  an  entertaining  and  thoughtful  talk  that  will  make  people  remember  your  project.    
III. Final  Paper:  The  final  group  research  paper  should  be  of  around  50  pages.  Papers  should  
advance  a  comparative  analysis  of  a  number  of  countries  within  your  assigned  region,  
providing  arguments  and  empirical  evidence.  You  should  use  existing  literature  on  the  topic  as  
a  resource  for  your  research  paper,  but  you  should  stay  away  from  doing  a  literature  review.  
 
Writing  assignments  have  to  be  presented  following  these  guidelines:  double  space,  Times  New  
Roman,  font  12,  1-­‐inch  margins.  All  endmatter  (figures,  tables,  charts,  endnotes,  and  bibliography)  
does  NOT  count  toward  page  limits.  
 
Course  and  University  Policies:  
Integrity:  McGill  University  values  academic  integrity.  Therefore,  all  students  must  understand  the  
meaning  and  consequences  of  cheating,  plagiarism  and  other  academic  offences  under  the  Code  of  
Student  Conduct  and  Disciplinary  Procedures  (see  www.mcgill.ca/integrity  for  more  information).  
Special  Needs:  If  you  have  a  disability,  please  contact  the  instructor  to  arrange  a  time  to  discuss  your  
situation.  It  would  be  helpful  if  you  contact  the  Office  for  Students  with  Disabilities  at  514.398.6009  
before  you  do  this.    
Language:  In  accord  with  McGill  University’s  Charter  of  Students’  Rights,  students  in  this  course  
have  the  right  to  submit  in  English  or  in  French  any  written  work  that  is  to  be  graded.  Note  that  this  
right  applies  to  ALL  written  work  that  is  to  be  graded,  from  one-­‐word  answers  to  dissertations.  
Course-­‐Evaluations:  End-­‐of-­‐term  course  evaluations  are  one  of  the  ways  that  McGill  works  towards  
maintaining  and  improving  the  quality  of  courses  and  the  students’  learning  experience.  You  will  be  
notified  by  e-­‐mail  when  the  evaluations  are  available  on  Mercury.  
MyCourses:  This  course  has  its  own  website  on  MyCourses.  It  will  be  updated  regularly,  so  you  are  
required  to  check  the  course  page  regularly  as  well.  On  the  website,  in  addition  to  this  syllabus,  you  
will  find  other  useful  information  regarding  course  assignments,  conferences,  and  the  lectures.  
Other  items  of  interest,  including  events  and  occasional  suggested  readings  will  also  be  posted.  
INDIVIDUAL  WRITING  ASSIGNMENTS  (WEEKLY  QUESTIONS,  BOOK  REVIEW)  MUST  BE  
TURNED  IN  THROUGH  MYCOURSES  ASSIGNMENTS.  RESEARCH  PROPOSAL  AND  FINAL  PAPER  
MUST  BE  TURNED  IN  BY  EMAIL.  
 
Note:  In  the  event  of  extraordinary  circumstances  beyond  the  University’s  control,  the  content  
and/or  evaluation  scheme  in  this  course  is  subject  to  change.    
 

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 SCHEDULE  AND  READING  ASSIGNMENTS  
 
Week  1:  NO  CLASS  (January  9)    
  Please  see  Syllabus  and  Clip  posted  on  MyCourses.  
 
PART  1:  STUDYING  CORRUPTION    
 
Week  2:  Definition  and  Measurements  (January  16)  
•   Bardhan,  Pranab.  2006.  “The  Economist’s  Approach  to  the  Problem  of  Corruption,”    World  
Development,  34(2):  341-­‐348    
• Warren,  Mark  E.  2006.  Political  Corruption  as  Duplicitous  Exclusion.  Political  Science  and  
Politics.  39(October):  7803-­‐07.  
• Williams,  Robert.  1999.  New  concepts  for  old?  Third  World  Quarterly,  20(3):  503-­‐513.  
• Leys,  Colin.  1965.  What  is  the  Problem  about  Corruption?  The  Journal  of  Modern  African  Studies  
3(2):  215-­‐230.  (Read  only  pages  215-­‐221).  
•   Svensson,  Jakob.  2005.  Eight  Questions  About  Corruption.  Journal  of  Economic    Perspectives,  
19(3):  19-­‐42.  Read  pages  19-­‐24  &  30-­‐32.  
• Gladwell,  Malcolm.  2011.  The  Order  of  Things.  The  New  Yorker.  14  Feb.  
•   Ko,  Kilkon  and  Ananya  Samajdar.  2010.  “Evaluation  of  International  Corruption    Indexes:  Should  
We  Believe  Them  or  Not?”  The  Social  Science  Journal,  47:  508-­‐540.    (SKIM  for  analytic  
techniques  and  main  findings)    
• Kaufmann,  Daniel  et  al.  Governance  Matters  VIII.  Aggregate  and  Individual  Governance  
Indicators.  1996-­‐2008.  Policy  Research  Working  Paper  4978.  The  World  Bank.  SKIM  
• Seligson,  Mitchell.  2005.  The  Measurement  and  Impact  of  Corruption  Victimization:  Survey  
Evidence  from  Latin  America.  World  Development  34(2):  381-­‐404.  (Skip  methodological  
discussion).  
• Camerer,  Marianne.  2006.  Measuring  Public  Integrity.  Journal  of  Democracy  17(Jan.):  152-­‐165.  
SKIM  

Week  3:  Causes  of  Corruption  (January  23)  

• Treisman,  Daniel.  2007.  What  Have  We  Learned  about  the  Causes  of  Corruption  from  Ten  Years  
of  Cross-­‐National  Research?  Annual  Review  of  Political  Science.  10:  211-­‐44.  
• Svensson,  Jakob.  2005.  Eight  Questions  About  Corruption.  Journal  of  Economic    Perspectives,  
19(3):  19-­‐42.  Read  pages  24-­‐31.  
• Glaeser,  Edward  L.  and  Raven  E.  Saks.  2006.  Corruption  in  America,  Journal  of  Public  Economics,  
90(6-­‐7):  1053-­‐1072.    
• Golden,  Miriam  A,  and  Eric  C  C  Chang.  2001.  Competitive  Corruption:  Factional  Conflict  and  
Political  Malfeasance  in  Postwar  Italian  Christian  Democracy.  World  Politics  53:  588-­‐622.  
• Persson,  Torsten  et  al.  2003.  Electoral  Rules  and  Corruption.  Journal  of  the  European  Economic  
Association  1(4):  958-­‐89.  (Skip  methodological  discussion)  
• Dininio,  Phyllis.  2005.  Explaining  Patterns  of  Corruption  in  the  Russian  Regions.  World  Politics,  
57(4):  500-­‐529.  
 
Note:  Sign-­‐up  for  Book  Review  begins  on  24/1!  
 
Week  4:  Consequences  of  Corruption  (January  30)  
• Svensson,  Jakob.  2005.  Eight  Questions  About  Corruption.  Journal  of  Economic    Perspectives,  

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 19(3):  19-­‐42.  Read  pages  36-­‐39.  
• Fisman,  Raymond.  2010.  Corruption  you  can  Count  on.  The  Wall  Street  Journal,  April  3-­‐4:  W3.  
• Mauro,  Paolo.  1997.  Why  worry  about  corruption?  Economic  Issues  6.    Washington:  IMF.  (Skip  
section  on  Causes).  
• Gupta,  Sajeev  et  al.  1998.  Does  Corruption  Affect  Income  Inequality  and  Poverty?  IMF  Working  
Paper  (Read  only  pages  24-­‐30).    
• Méon,  Pierre-­‐Guillaume  and  Laurent  Weill.  2010.  Is  corruption  an  efficient  grease?  World  
Development  38(3):  244-­‐359.  
• Welch,  Susan  and  John  R.  Hibbing.  1997.  The  Effects  of  Charges  of  Corruption  on  Voting  
Behavior  in  Congressional  Elections,  1982-­‐1990.  Journal  of  Politics,  59(1):  226-­‐239.  
 Bailey,  John.  2009.  Corruption  and  Democratic  Governability.  In  Corruption  and  Democracy  in  
Latin  America,  edited  by  Charles  Blake  and  Stephen  Morris.  Pittsburgh:  University  of  Pittsburgh  
Press.  60-­‐76.  
 
PART  2:  TOPICS  ON  CORRUPTION  
 
Week  5:  The  Politics  of  Corruption:  Politics  as  Usual  (February  6)  
• Luo,  Michael.  2010.  Corporate  Money  and  Elections.  The  Economist.  Sept  14.    
 Schaffer,  F.C.    and  Andreas  Schedler.  2007.  What  is  Vote  Buying?  In  Elections  for  Sale:  The  Causes  
and  Consequences  of  Vote  Buying,  edited  by  Schaffer,  F.C.  Boulder,  CO:  Lynne  Rienner.  17-­‐30.  
• Stokes,  Susan.  2005.  Perverse  Accountability:  A  Formal  Model  of  Machine  Politics  with  Evidence  
from  Argentina.  American  Political  Science  Review,  99(August):  315-­‐25.      
• Nichter,  Simeon.  2008.  Vote  Buying  or  Turnout  Buying?  Machine  Politics  and  the  Secret  Ballot.  
American  Political  Science  Review,  102(February):  19-­‐31.  
• Pereira,  Carlos  et  al.  2009.  The  Corruption-­‐Enhancing  Role  of  Re-­‐election  Incentives?  
Counterintuitive  Evidence  from  Brazil’s  Audit  Reports.  Political  Research  Quarterly,  62(4):  731-­‐
44.    
 
Week  6:  Corruption  and  the  Economy  (February  13)  
 Thacker,  Strom  2009.  Democracy,  Economic  Policy,  and  Political  Corruption  in  Comparative  
Perspective.  In  Corruption  and  Democracy  in  Latin  America,  edited  by  Charles  Blake  and  Stephen  
Morris.  Pittsburgh:  University  of  Pittsburgh  Press.  25-­‐45.  
• Manzetti,  Luigi  and  Charles  Blake.  1996.  Market  Reforms  and  Corruption  in  Latin  America:  new  
means  for  old  ways.  Review  of  International  Political  Economy  3(4):  662-­‐697.  
• Drury,  Cooper  et  al.  2006.  Corruption,  Democracy,  and  Economic  Growth.  International  Political  
Science  Review  27(2):  121-­‐36.    
• Svensson,  Jakob.  2002.  Who  Must  Pay  Bribes  and  How  Much?  Evidence  from  a  cross-­‐section  of  
firms.  Centre  for  Economic  Policy  Research  Discussion  Paper  No.  3167.  (Skip  methodology  
section).  
• Blattman,  Chris.  Corruption  and  Development:  Not  what  you  think.  
http://chrisblattman.com/2012/11/05/corruption-­‐and-­‐development-­‐not-­‐what-­‐you-­‐think/  
• Wagstyl,  Stefan.  Anti´corruption  laws  –  help  or  hindrance  to  economic  growth?  
http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-­‐brics/2012/12/05/anti-­‐corruption-­‐laws-­‐help-­‐or-­‐a-­‐hindrance-­‐to-­‐
economic-­‐growth/    
o MOVIE:  Inside  Job.  2010.  Directed  by  Charles  Ferguson.  Screening  to  be  scheduled.  
 
Week  7:  Anticorruption  policies  and  Government  Responsiveness  I:  Accountability  and  
Controlling  Corruption(February  20)  
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• Peruzzotti,  Enrique  and  C.  Smulovitz.  2006.  Social  Accountability:  An  Introduction.  In  Enforcing  
the  Rule  of  Law.  Social  Accountability  in  the  New  Latin  American  Democracies,  edited  by  
Peruzzotti,  Enrique  and  C.  Smulovitz.  Pittsburgh:  University  of  Pittsburgh  Press.  Chapter  1:  3-­‐33.  
• The  Economist.  2009.  Too  Trusting.  April  2.  
• Klitgaard,  Robert.  1988.  Controlling  Corruption.  Berkeley:  University  of  California  Press.  Chapter  
1:  1-­‐12,  and  Chapter  4:  98-­‐121.  
• Warren,  Mark.  2006.  Controlling  Corruption  Through  Democratic  Empowerment.  Paper  
presented  at  Annual  Meeting  of  the  American  Political  Science  Association.    
 Taylor,  Matthew.  2010.  Corruption  as  Harmless  Jeitinho  or  Threat  to  Democracy?  In  Corruption  
&  Politics  in  Latin  America,  edited  by  Stephen  Morris  and  Charles  Blake.  Boulder:  Lynne  Rienner.  
89-­‐111.    
• Manga  Fombad,  Charles.  1999.  Curbing  Corruption  in  Africa:  Some  Lessons  from  Botswana's  
Experience.  International  Social  Science  Journal.  51(2):  241-­‐254.    
 
BOOK  REVIEW  IS  DUE  on  February  24th!  
 
Week  8:  Anticorruption  policies  and  Government  Responsiveness  II:  What  are  the  
Opportunities  and  options  for  Reform?  (February  27)    
• Svensson,  Jakob.  2005.  Eight  Questions  About  Corruption.  Journal  of  Economic    Perspectives,  
19(3):  19-­‐42.  Read  pages  32-­‐36.  
• Paul,  Samuel.  1997.  “Who  Will  Bell  the  Cat?”  Economic  and  Political  Weekly,  32(23):  1350-­‐1355.  
• Spector,  Bertram  I.,  Michael  Johnston,  and  Phyllis  Dininio.  2005.  “Learning  Across  Cases:  Trends  
in  Anticorruption  Strategies,”  in  Bertram  I.  Spector,  Ed.,  Fighting  Corruption  in  Developing  
Countries:  Strategies  and  Analysis,  Bloomfield,  CT:  Kumerian  Press.  
• Fisman,  Raymond  and  Edward  Miguel.  2008.  “Chapter  Eight:  Learning  to  Fight  Economic  
Gangsters,”  in  Economic  Gangsters:  Corruption,  Violence,  and  the  Poverty  of  Nations,  Princeton:  
Princeton  University  Press.  
• Ferraz,  Claudio  and  Frederico  Finan.  2008.  “Exposing  Corrupt  Politicians:  The  Effects  of  Brazil’s  
Publicly  Released  Audits  on  Electoral  Outcomes,”  (May):  703-­‐745.  
• Bussell,  Jennifer.  2010.  “Chapter  8:  Do  Reforms  Affect  the  Quality  of  Services?”  in  Corrupt  States:  
Reforming  Indian  Public  Services  in  the  Digital  Age,  book  manuscript.  
• Jenkins,  Rob.  2007.  “Civil  Society  Versus  Corruption,”  Journal  of  Democracy,  18:  55-­‐  69.  
 
Week  9:  Reading  Week.  NO  CLASS!  
 
Week  10:  Media  and  Corruption  Scandals  (March  13)  
• Danner,  Mark.  2008.  Frozen  Scandal.  The  New  York  Review  of  Books.  55(19).  December  4.  
 Thompson,  John.  2000.  Political  Scandal.  Power  and  Visibility  in  the  Media  Age.  Cambridge:  Polity  
Press.  28-­‐31.  
 Waisbord,  Silvio.  2000.  Watchdog  Journalism  and  Democratic  Accountability.  In  Watchdog  
Journalism  in  South  America  by  Silvio  Waisbord.  New  York:  Columbia  University  Press.  209-­‐242.  
 Peruzzotti,  Enrique  2006.  Media  Scandals  and  Social  Accountability.  .  In  Enforcing  the  Rule  of  
Law.  Social  Accountability  in  the  New  Latin  American  Democracies,  edited  by  Peruzzotti,  Enrique  
and  C.  Smulovitz.  Pittsburgh:  University  of  Pittsburgh  Press.  Chapter  9:  249-­‐271.  
• Balán,  Manuel.  2011.  Competition  or  Denunciation:  The  Political  Dynamics  of  Corruption  
Scandals  in  Argentina  and  Chile.  Comparative  Politics.  43(4):  459-­‐478.  

RESEARCH  PROPOSAL  DUE  on  March  11th!  

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Week  11:  Is  there  a  Culture  of  Corruption?  (March  20)  
• Fisman,  Raymond  and  Edward  Miguel.  2006.  Cultures  of  Corruption:  Evidence  from  Diplomatic  
Parking  Tickets.  NBER  Working  Paper  No.  12312.  
• Swamy,  Anand  et  al.  2000.  Gender  and  Corruption.  Unpublished  Manuscript.  
• Dalton,  Bronwen  Mary.    2005.  Corruption  in  Cultural  Context:    Contradictions  within  the  Korean  
Tradition.  Crime,  Law  &  Social  Change  43:  237-­‐262.  
• Yao,  Shuntian.  2002  Privilege  and  Corruption:  The  Problems  of  China’s  Socialist  Market  
Economy.  American  Journal  of  Economics  and  Sociology  61(1):  279-­‐299.  (Skip  formal  model,  pp.  
286-­‐293).  
• Dawson,  Stella.  Are  women  less  corrupt?  No,  but  they  shake  things  up.  
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE8B306O20121204?irpc=932  
o MOVIE:  Nine  Queens  (Nueve  reinas).  2000.  Directed  by  Fabián  Bielinsky.  Screening  to  be  
scheduled.  
 
Week  12:  International  Aspects  of  Corruption  (March  27)  
• Schwartz,  Nelson  D.  and  Lowell  Bergman.  2007.  Payload:  Taking  aim  at  corporate  bribery.  The  
New  York  Times,  Nov  25.    
• Sampson,  Steven.  2010.  The  Anti-­‐Corruption  Industry:  From  Movement  to  Institution.  Global  
Crime,  11(2):  261-­‐278.  
 Guerzovich,  Florencia  and  Roberto  de  Michele.  2010.  The  Anticorruption  Policy  Agenda  in  Latin  
America.  National  and  International  Developments.  In  Corruption  &  Politics  in  Latin  America,  
edited  by  Stephen  Morris  and  Charles  Blake.  Boulder:  Lynne  Rienner.  193-­‐218.  
• Davis,  Kevin.  2010.    Does  Globalization  of  Anti-­‐corruption  Law  Help  Developing  Countries?  In  
New  York  University  Law  and  Economics  Working  Papers.  Forthcoming  in  International  Law,  
Economic  Globalization  and  Development,  edited  by  Julio  Faundez  and  Celine  Tan.  
• United  Nations  Convention  Against  Corruption.  (Skim)  
 
PART  3:  Final  Projects    
 
Week  13:  In-­‐Class  Presentations  (April  3)  
 
Week  14:  In-­‐Class  Presentations  (April  10)  
 
FINAL  PAPER  DUE  on  April  17th!  
 

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