Abstract
The study seeks to understand why corruption is so resistant despite a convincing progress in adopting good governance institutions worldwide. It presents one of the very few success stories and aims to evaluate the possibilities to reduce corruption. The study contributes to the theoretical discussion by suggesting a heuristic tool – the stag hunt game – in which game theory and historical institutionalism are combined. This model is applied to the process of modernization analysis in Argentina and Chile. The critical junctures that shifted these countries towards different roads are highlighted. Argentina has remained in the stalemate of corruption, while Chile has managed to establish good governance.
Highlights
The study seeks to provide an answer to the following question: why corruption is so resistent despite a convincing progress in adopting good governance institutions worldwide? Four main explanations are discussed
The study shows that predominant explanations of corruption, namely the principal-agent model and the cultural-moral argument, do not properly adress the question of individual motivation to act partially or impartially
A stag hunt game is used as a heuristic tool
Summary
Ilgą laiką korupcijos studijose dominavęs užsakovo ir vykdytojo modelis remiasi klasikinės racionalaus pasirinkimo teorijos prielaidomis ir metodologiniu individualizmu. 1–32, arba Rothstein B., Tegnhammar M., „The Mechanisms of Corruption: Interest vs Cognition“, QoG Working Paper Series 3, 2006, The Quality of Government Institute, University of Gothenburg. E., „Democracy and Political Corruption: A cross-national comparison“, Crime, Law and Social Change 41 (2), p. Užsakovo ir vykdytojo modelis daro prielaidą, kad individai elgsis kaip reikalauja paskatų sistema, antraip bus nubausti. Esą pareigūnas užtikrina taisyklės veikimą, nes tiki, kad ji yra vertinga savaime, arba tiesiog teikia daugiau naudos. Kad geru valdymu naudojasi vienas narys, nė kiek nesumažina gero valdymo „kiekio“ kitam Kad individas įdeda visas pastangas, siekdamas gero valdymo, bet vis tiek jo negauna, nes kiti neprisidėjo. Kurios aiškiai parodo, kad absoliuti visuomenės dauguma nuo korupcijos kenčiančiose valstybėse puikiai supranta korupcijos žalą ir šį reiškinį smerkia (internalizavo universalias vertybes).
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