This writing aims to reflect on the various possible approaches and tools employed by social scientists to analyse corruption. The study starts by discussing the main issues related to the definition and the measurement of the phenomenon. Then it discusses the relative strengths and limitations of the objective and subjective indicators and the implications of the direct and indirect methods. It concludes with a review of some Italian mixed methods studies that integrate qualitative and quantitative data with a focus on contextual variables.
IL FENOMENO DELLA CORRUZIONE. GLI APPROCCI DI STUDIO / Scaglione, Attilio; Corica, Graziana. - In: POLIS. - ISSN 1120-9488. - XXXIII:3(2019), pp. 469-478. [10.1424/95003]
IL FENOMENO DELLA CORRUZIONE. GLI APPROCCI DI STUDIO
Attilio Scaglione;
2019
Abstract
This writing aims to reflect on the various possible approaches and tools employed by social scientists to analyse corruption. The study starts by discussing the main issues related to the definition and the measurement of the phenomenon. Then it discusses the relative strengths and limitations of the objective and subjective indicators and the implications of the direct and indirect methods. It concludes with a review of some Italian mixed methods studies that integrate qualitative and quantitative data with a focus on contextual variables.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
