Society

Conceptualisation of the phenomenon of corruption: international practices and Ukrainian experience

Economic Annals-XXI

Economic Annals-ХХI: Volume 172, Issue 7-8, Pages: 32-37

Citation information:
Nalyvaiko, L., Marchenko, O., & Ilkov, V. (2018). Conceptualisation of the phenomenon of corruption: international practices and Ukrainian experience. Economic Annals-XXI, 172(7-8), 32-37. doi: https://doi.org/10.21003/ea.V172-06

View Full-TextDownload PDF

Larysa Nalyvaiko
D.Sc. (Law),
Professor,
Honoured Lawyer of Ukraine,
Vice-Rector,
Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs
26 Gagarin Ave., Dnipro, 49005, Ukraine
larysa-nalyvaiko@ukr.net
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7696-4223

Olena Marchenko
D.Sc. (Philosophy),
Head of Department of Organisation of Scientific Work,
Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs
26 Gagarin Ave., Dnipro, 49005, Ukraine
lina728@ukr.net
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2069-9942

Vasyl Ilkov
D.Sc. (Law),
Associate Professor,
Judge,
Dnipropetrovsk Regional Administrative Court
4 Academician Yangel Str., Dnipro, 49089, Ukraine
ilkovv79@gmail.com
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1419-0605

Conceptualisation of the phenomenon of corruption: international practices and Ukrainian experience

Abstract. On the basis of the analysis of international program documents and modern scientific researches devoted to the actual issues of counteraction to corruption, the problematic aspects in the implementation of the formula «definition – measurement – counteraction to corruption», which are hindering the state anti-corruption policy in many countries of the world, and in particular in Ukraine, are grounded. The authors of the article argue that effective counteraction to corruption, regardless of national context, depends on the coherence of a three-component mechanism which includes the categorical design of corruption, development and taking into account the features of economic development, political history of the country, its institutional «heritage», ethnic and socio-cultural traditions of proper and adequate tools for measuring corruption, and, finally, the formation of an adequate anti-corruption policy. Unlike other similar studies, this article attempts to reveal the underlying causes of the failure of ­anti-corruption programs which are of theoretically, methodologically and nationally determined character. The authors investigate the problem of combating corruption in its global and general social dimension, and, at the same time, on the example of the Ukrainian experience, which proves the need to develop a sound methodology for studying the level of corruption, taking into account the national specificity.

Keywords: Corruption; Corruption Measurement Methodology; Index of Corruption Perception; Anti-corruption Policy

JEL Сlassification: К14; К33; К40; К42; К49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21003/ea.V172-06

References

  1. Bauhr, M. (2012 ). Need or Greed Corruption. In S. Holmberg, & B. Rothstein (Eds.), Good Government: The Relevance of Political Science (pp. 68-86). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.
    Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karlo_Godoladze/post/How_good_governance_limit_crisis_
    severity_or_occurrence/attachment/59d6284279197b8077986a01/AS%3A329445064888320%401455557232329/
    download/%5BSoren_Holmberg%2C_Bo_Rothstein%2C_Soren_Holmberg%2C_Bo_%28%29.pdf
  2. Busol, O. Yu. (2015). Counteraction to corruption crime in Ukraine in the context of modern anti-corruption strategy (Doctoral dissertation). V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv (in Ukr.).
  3. Campbell, L. (2016). «Corruption by Organized Crime» – A Matter of Definition? Current Legal Problems, 69(1), 115-141.
    doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/clp/cuw004
  4. Chernyavsky, S. S. (2010). Theoretical and practical bases of the method of investigation of financial fraud (Doctoral dissertation). National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Kyiv (in Ukr.).
  5. Council of Europe (1999, November 4). Civil Law Convention on Corruption. European Treaty Series – No. 174. Strasbourg.
    Retrieved from https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list/-/conventions/treaty/174
  6. National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) (2017). Methodology for the Standardization of the Level of Corruption in Ukraine. Project of the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption with the support of the OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine «Support for the Diagnostics, Monitoring and Corruption Prosecution in Ukraine». Kyiv: NAPC of Ukraine.
    Retrieved from https://nazk.gov.ua/sites/default/files/docs/nazk_files/МЕТОДИКА_НАЗК_21.12.2016.pdf (in Ukr.).
  7. Dodman, D., & Satterthwaite, D. (2011). Urban governance and climate change policy. In G. Sweeney, R. Dobson, K. Despota, & D. Zinnbauer (Eds.), Global Corruption Report: Climate Change (pp. 50-54). London: Routledge.
    Retrieved from https://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/publication/global_corruption_report_climate_change
  8. Fleichuk, M. I. (2007). Theoretical and methodological principles for legalization of the economy and combating corruption in UKRAINE in conditions of globalization (Doctoral Dissertation). Council of National Security and Defense of Ukraine, National Institute for International Security, Kyiv.
    Retrieved from http://irbis-nbuv.gov.ua/cgi-bin/irbis_nbuv/cgiirbis_64.exe?C21COM=2&I21DBN=
    ARD&P21DBN=ARD&Z21ID=&IMAGE_FILE_DOWNLOAD=1&Image_file_name=DOC/2010/10fmiuug.zip (in Ukr.)
  9. Galtung, F. (2006). Measuring the Immeasurable: Boundaries and Functions of (Macro)corruption Indices. In C. Sampford, A. Shacklock, C. Connors, & F. Galtung (Eds.), Measuring Corruption (pp. 101-130). Ald ershot: Routledge Publishing Limited.
  10. Goncharuk, Y. A., & Fleichuk, M. I. (2011). Scales and implications of the spread of the shadow economy and corruption in a globalizing environment. Scientific Herald, Economic series, 1, 3-18.
  11. Heywood, P. (2015). Measuring corruption: perspectives, critiques and limits. In P. Heywood (Ed.). Routledge Handbook of Political Corruption (pp.137-153). London: Routledge.
    Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293743846_Measuring_corruption_perspectives_critiques_and_limits
  12. Kyrychko, V. M. (2013). Criminal liability for corruption. Kharkiv: Law (in Ukr.).
  13. Lambert, D. (2008). Curriculum corruption? On the place of subjects in secondary school curriculum making. GW Unterricht, 110(3), 7-12.
  14. Lane, J.-E. (2017). Corruption: A New Analysis. Open Journal of Political Science, 7(1), 157-169.
    doi: https://doi.org/10.4236/ojps.2017.71012
  15. Ledeneva, A., Bratu, R., & Köker, P. (2017). Corruption Studies for the Twenty-First Century: Paradigm Shifts and Innovative Approaches. The Slavonic and East European Review, 95(1), 1-20.
    doi: https://doi.org/10.5699/slaveasteurorev2.95.1.0001
  16. Lischenko, V. М. (2011). Evidence in the pre-trial stages of the criminal process in cases of bribery (Doctoral dissertation). National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Kyiv (in Ukr.).
  17. Melnyk, M. I. (2002). Criminological and criminal-legal problems of counteraction to corruption (Doctoral dissertation). National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Kyiv (in Ukr.).
  18. Suleiman, N., & Othman, Z. (2017). Corruption Typology: A Review of Literature. Chinese Business Review, 16(2), 102-108.
    doi: https://doi.org/10.17265/1537-1506/2017.02.004
  19. Philp, M. (2006). Corruption Definition and Measurement. In Ch. Sampford, A. Shacklock, C. Connors, & F. Galtung (Eds.). Measuring ­Corruption (pp. 46-56). ­Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Limited.
    Retrieved from http://www.academia.edu/2229126/Corruption_definition_and_measurement
  20. Tereshchuk, O. V. (2000). Administrative liability for corruption offenses (Doctoral dissertation). Odessa National Law Academy, Odesa (in Ukr.).

Received 10.06.2018

View Full-TextDownload PDF
In, , , ,

More Papers