Corruption Experience, Corruption Tolerance, and Institutional Trust in East Asian Democracies

Eric C. C. Chang ； Shih-hao Huang

《Taiwan Journal of Democracy》 12卷1期 (2016/07) Pp. 27-44

並列摘要

This essay revisits the causal relationship between corruption and institutional trust in East Asian democracies. Utilizing recent data from the Asian Barometer surveys, we find that corruption undermines institutional trust, while tolerance of malfeasance mitigates such a detrimental effect. We further explore the conditions under which Asian citizens are more likely to tolerate corruption. Our findings complement the conventional wisdom on the effects of corruption on institutional trust, and shed light on why some citizens in East Asian democracies are able to retain political trust despite the prevalence of corruption.

並列關鍵字

Corruption experience ； corruption tolerance ； institutional trust

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