(Dys-)functionalities of corruption: comparative perspectives and methodological pluralism

Corruption is usually understood as hampering political development, economic growth and democratic participation of citizens, but comparing the effects of corruption for different political regimes presents astonishingly complex findings.

The ongoing persistence of corruption underlines that it is not only dysfunctional, but can be highly functional as well.

This special issue brings together contributions from comparative politics, political science and economics which precisely focus on these (dys)functionalities of corruption in political regimes across various world regions.