@article{1432300,
      recid = {1432300},
      author = {Elsayed, Dina,},
      title = {Corruption in the MENA region : beyond uprisings /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xviii, 343 pages) :},
      abstract = {"This book explores the causes of corruption in the Middle  East and North Africa through a systematic cross-national  comparative analysis of fifteen countries in the region. It  aims to explain causal relationships between corruption and  differences in political and socio-economic dimensions  within these different countries over the period 1999-2010.  The countries are grouped together into three sub-regions  (the Gulf region, North Africa, and Mashreq plus Yemen).  The author finds that the main variables that showed  robustness in impacting the intensity of corruption are the  rule of law, quality of regulations, and trade openness.  Poverty rates and income inequality have been clear  triggers for petty corruption. Meanwhile, natural resources  endowments have shown less of an impact on the levels of  corruption, and similarly women's empowerment has not been  found to be a strong indicator"--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1432300},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55314-2},
}