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INSTITUTIONAL TRUST AND OPINIONS OF CORRUPTION
Author(s) -
Sööt MariLiis,
Rootalu Kadri
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/pad.616
Subject(s) - language change , nationality , public opinion , political science , public sector , estonian , public relations , public administration , law , immigration , politics , art , literature , linguistics , philosophy
SUMMARY The aim of this study was to examine individual factors that influence attitudes towards corruption. The study used data from an original opinion survey conducted in the Estonian public sector. The results demonstrate that trust in institutions, age and nationality are the most important individual factors to influence public officials' awareness of corruption and the extent to which they are ready to condemn corrupt and unethical behaviour. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.