The Importance of Understanding the Anti-Corruption Legislation to Promote Corruption Reporting: Lessons from Mauritius
2020 (English)In: International Journal of Public Administration, ISSN 0190-0692, E-ISSN 1532-4265, Vol. 43, no 15, p. 1282-1292Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Anti-corruption campaigns usually focus on educating the population. However, little is known about the impact of knowledge, especially understanding of the anti-corruption legislation and the function of Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) body in practice. This study sheds light on the factors influencing the likelihood of reporting a case of corruption in Mauritius. Cross-sectional data are compiled from a household survey with a sample size of 380 observations. To perform the investigation, an ordered probit model is employed. Knowledge about the Prevention of Corruption Act (PoCA) is found to be a crucial variable in determining the functional form of the empirical model. In general, media consumption and knowledge about the PoCA increases the probability of reporting an act of corruption, while Interest in politics decreases the likelihood of reporting a case of corruption to the ICAC. In addition, age, educational attainment, income level, family size and civil status are found to be important predictors of corruption reporting.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2020. Vol. 43, no 15, p. 1282-1292
Keywords [en]
Anti-corruption, ICAC, PoCA, reporting
National Category
Economics
Research subject
Economics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-76480DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1669049ISI: 000576366900002Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85074363803OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-76480DiVA, id: diva2:1365030
Note
Validerad;2020;Nivå 2;2020-10-29 (alebob)
2019-10-232019-10-232020-10-29Bibliographically approved