Korruption & institutionella arrangemang: En jämförande studie mellan Sverige och Island
(2023) STVA22 20222Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This essay aims to examine why Sweden and Iceland, two highly developed democratic Nordic countries that appear to be similar in many aspects, have such different levels of corruption. For the past 10 years, Sweden has consistently been ranked higher than Iceland according to Transparency International. Corruption is a multifaceted problem that exists in all countries and has a negative impact on both society and economic growth, albeit in varied ways. There is no specific theory or factor that explains the causes and consequences of corruption. Rather, there is a plethora of theories and research that explain various aspects of corruption and its emergence. Specifically, this study aims to answer the following: Why do Sweden and Iceland... (More)
- This essay aims to examine why Sweden and Iceland, two highly developed democratic Nordic countries that appear to be similar in many aspects, have such different levels of corruption. For the past 10 years, Sweden has consistently been ranked higher than Iceland according to Transparency International. Corruption is a multifaceted problem that exists in all countries and has a negative impact on both society and economic growth, albeit in varied ways. There is no specific theory or factor that explains the causes and consequences of corruption. Rather, there is a plethora of theories and research that explain various aspects of corruption and its emergence. Specifically, this study aims to answer the following: Why do Sweden and Iceland have different levels of corruption? Do the country's institutional arrangements have a significant impact on the level of corruption? The theoretical framework for this study is the public choice theory and the theory of control mechanisms. It focuses on the role of institutional arrangements and strong constitutional constraints on government and the political process to limit the ability of elected officials and government employees to engage in opportunistic and corrupt activities. The outcome reflects that while there exists some variations in the institutional arrangements of Sweden and Iceland, they are not significant enough to explain the disparities in the corruption levels. Nonetheless, we contend that Sweden has higher levels of restrictions on the political system overall, including constitutionally guaranteed rights in many respects which may have indeed contributed to Transparency International's findings. (Less)
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- author
- Lagström Jebara, Adla LU and Uwamahoro, Ange-Chadia LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVA22 20222
- year
- 2023
- type
- L2 - 2nd term paper (old degree order)
- subject
- keywords
- Corruption, institutional arrangements, public choice, control mechanisms
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9104976
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- 2023-02-22 13:41:25
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abstract = {{This essay aims to examine why Sweden and Iceland, two highly developed democratic Nordic countries that appear to be similar in many aspects, have such different levels of corruption. For the past 10 years, Sweden has consistently been ranked higher than Iceland according to Transparency International. Corruption is a multifaceted problem that exists in all countries and has a negative impact on both society and economic growth, albeit in varied ways. There is no specific theory or factor that explains the causes and consequences of corruption. Rather, there is a plethora of theories and research that explain various aspects of corruption and its emergence. Specifically, this study aims to answer the following: Why do Sweden and Iceland have different levels of corruption? Do the country's institutional arrangements have a significant impact on the level of corruption? The theoretical framework for this study is the public choice theory and the theory of control mechanisms. It focuses on the role of institutional arrangements and strong constitutional constraints on government and the political process to limit the ability of elected officials and government employees to engage in opportunistic and corrupt activities. The outcome reflects that while there exists some variations in the institutional arrangements of Sweden and Iceland, they are not significant enough to explain the disparities in the corruption levels. Nonetheless, we contend that Sweden has higher levels of restrictions on the political system overall, including constitutionally guaranteed rights in many respects which may have indeed contributed to Transparency International's findings.}},
author = {{Lagström Jebara, Adla and Uwamahoro, Ange-Chadia}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Korruption & institutionella arrangemang: En jämförande studie mellan Sverige och Island}},
year = {{2023}},
}