Social determinants of corruption at the local level
- Institution: University of Silesia in Katowice
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0355-4004
- Institution: University of Silesia in Katowice
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8914-3811
- Year of publication: 2024
- Source: Show
- Pages: 30-47
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/npw20244403
- PDF: npw/44/npw4403.pdf
Although the phenomenon of corruption is sometimes viewed through the prism of legal or economic issues, at its core it is a social phenomenon. Contemporary studies on corruption draw attention to its relationship with the issue of trust. The typological model of the relationship between trust and corruption provided the analytical framework for the described studies. Relating the types of corruption to objects of trust creates a perspective in which the perception of corruption by officials is an area of particular interest. The described research presents the perception of various dimensions of political corruption by local government officials. The juxtaposition of the assessed corruption phenomena indicates their interconnectedness in the perception of the respondents, thereby emphasizing the importance of accountability of political authorities.
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