TY - JOUR
T1 - E-Government and anti-corruption
T2 - Empirical analysis of international data
AU - Shim, Dong Chul
AU - Eom, Tae Ho
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - Case studies demonstrate that e-government is an effective tool to reduce corruption by promoting good governance and strengthening reform-oriented actors. Specifically, e-government can reduce corrupt behaviors externally by enhancing relationships with citizens and internally by more effectively controlling and monitoring employees' behaviors. This study examines the impact of e-government on corruption using national level data. The impacts of other traditional factors - bureaucratic professionalism, bureaucratic quality, and law enforcement - proposed by the public administration literature are also examined. Statistical analysis reveals that e-government has a consistently positive impact on reducing corruption, as do the traditional anti-corruption factors.
AB - Case studies demonstrate that e-government is an effective tool to reduce corruption by promoting good governance and strengthening reform-oriented actors. Specifically, e-government can reduce corrupt behaviors externally by enhancing relationships with citizens and internally by more effectively controlling and monitoring employees' behaviors. This study examines the impact of e-government on corruption using national level data. The impacts of other traditional factors - bureaucratic professionalism, bureaucratic quality, and law enforcement - proposed by the public administration literature are also examined. Statistical analysis reveals that e-government has a consistently positive impact on reducing corruption, as do the traditional anti-corruption factors.
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U2 - 10.1080/01900690701590553
DO - 10.1080/01900690701590553
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:39049087968
VL - 31
SP - 298
EP - 316
JO - International Journal of Public Administration
JF - International Journal of Public Administration
SN - 0190-0692
IS - 3
ER -