Abstract
We examine relationships among Internet diffusion, voice and accountability, and government corruption based on data from 24 Latin American and 23 sub-Saharan African countries from 2006 to 2010. Our study suggests that greater levels of Internet diffusion are associated with greater levels of voice and accountability and that greater levels of voice and accountability are associated with lower levels of government corruption. Also, there seems to be an overall relationship between Internet diffusion and government corruption, which is primarily indirect and mediated by voice and accountability. Our study builds on modernization theory, and employs the method of robust path analysis, implemented through the software WarpPLS. Policy-makers in developing countries aiming at increasing voice and accountability at the national level, and thus the degree to which their citizens participate in the country's governance, should strongly consider initiatives that broaden Internet access in their countries.
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AccountabilityLanguage changeThe InternetGovernment (linguistics)Corporate governanceLatin AmericansBusinessPublic relationsPolitical scienceFinanceComputer science
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- 2013
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- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 23-43
- Citations
- 154
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Ned Kock,
Lebrian Gaskins
(2013).
The Mediating Role of Voice and Accountability in the Relationship Between Internet Diffusion and Government Corruption in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Information Technology for Development
, 20
(1)
, 23-43.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2013.832129
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- 10.1080/02681102.2013.832129