Abstract
What is the attitude of the Chinese public towards corruption? What are the factors influencing people’s attitude towards corruption? Through large sample surveys of Chinese civil servants, this research found that corruption tolerance of civil servants is low, but the enthusiasm of participation in anti-corruption campaigns is not correspondingly high. Male respondents with longer working experience or with low monthly income appear to have higher corruption tolerance. Awareness of corruption and confidence in government’s anti-corruption efforts also affect attitudes towards corruption. Less understanding about corruption results in higher corruption tolerance and lower enthusiasm to participate in fighting against corruption. Higher confidence in the government’s anti-corruption strategy leads to lower corruption tolerance and stronger willingness to participate in combating corruption. This suggests that a successful campaign of anti-corruption must involve enhancing understanding of corruption and building confidence in the party-state’s strategy on anti-corruption.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 307-328 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | The Journal of Chinese Governance |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Online published | 28 Jun 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Research Keywords
- Corruption tolerance
- understanding of corruption
- anti-corruption
- influencing factors
