The Size And Costs Of Bribe Given And Solicited : Analyses Based On Convicted Offenders In Malaysia

The main objectives of the study were to estimate the costs of bribe giving and soliciting, the factors affecting the size of bribes involved and to evaluate if penalties given out were correlated with bribe size. Annual data on convicted bribe givers and solicitors for a five year period (2010 to 2...

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Main Author:	Chong, Christine Siew Pyng
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	H1-99 Social sciences (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/45368/1/CHRISTINE%20CHONG%20SIEW%20PYNG.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.453682019-09-10T07:28:54Z The Size And Costs Of Bribe Given And Solicited : Analyses Based On Convicted Offenders In Malaysia 2017-08 Chong, Christine Siew Pyng H1-99 Social sciences (General) The main objectives of the study were to estimate the costs of bribe giving and soliciting, the factors affecting the size of bribes involved and to evaluate if penalties given out were correlated with bribe size. Annual data on convicted bribe givers and solicitors for a five year period (2010 to 2014) obtained from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission were used. The findings suggested that bribe giving and soliciting would have cost the government a minimum revenue loss of RM23.9 million per year or the equivalent of 1.1 percent and 0.31 percent of the annual development funds allocated to health and education during this period, respectively. 2017-08 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/45368/ http://eprints.usm.my/45368/1/CHRISTINE%20CHONG%20SIEW%20PYNG.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Kemasyarakatan
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description	The main objectives of the study were to estimate the costs of bribe giving and soliciting, the factors affecting the size of bribes involved and to evaluate if penalties given out were correlated with bribe size. Annual data on convicted bribe givers and solicitors for a five year period (2010 to 2014) obtained from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission were used. The findings suggested that bribe giving and soliciting would have cost the government a minimum revenue loss of RM23.9 million per year or the equivalent of 1.1 percent and 0.31 percent of the annual development funds allocated to health and education during this period, respectively.
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author	Chong, Christine Siew Pyng
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title	The Size And Costs Of Bribe Given And Solicited : Analyses Based On Convicted Offenders In Malaysia
title_short	The Size And Costs Of Bribe Given And Solicited : Analyses Based On Convicted Offenders In Malaysia
title_full	The Size And Costs Of Bribe Given And Solicited : Analyses Based On Convicted Offenders In Malaysia
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title_full_unstemmed	The Size And Costs Of Bribe Given And Solicited : Analyses Based On Convicted Offenders In Malaysia
title_sort	size and costs of bribe given and solicited : analyses based on convicted offenders in malaysia
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The Size And Costs Of Bribe Given And Solicited : Analyses Based On Convicted Offenders In Malaysia

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