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Corruption in Transitional China: An Empirical Analysis*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2008

Yong Guo
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Abstract

Based on an evaluation of three methods adopted by current empirical analysis of corruption, this article argues for a statistical analysis method of studying corruption cases. It adopts three new indicators: the latency period of corruption, the number of newly occurring corruption cases and the cumulative number of cases. By applying these indicators to an analysis of 594 major corruption cases, the article develops a new method to describe the position of corruption in transitional China, and presents new evidence on characteristics and trends of corruption and its relation with China's economic transition.

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Research Article
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The China Quarterly , Volume 194 , June 2008 , pp. 349 - 364
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Copyright © The China Quarterly 2008

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* The author would like to thank Professor Angang Hu at Tsinghua University and Professor Shaoguang Wang at the Chinese University of Hong Kong for their funding of this research and valuable comments.