Civic Participation to Fight Corruption
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Public Finance 2017 |
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| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18267/pr.2017.fin.2242.5 |
| Keywords | corruption; public finance; civic participation; solidarity |
| Description | Corruption is an omnipresent problem in all countries, especially connected with public sector and public finance. The goal of this paper is to analyze a selected case of civic participation aimed at fighting the corruption in the Slovak Republic. When fulfilling the goal, we also present preliminary research information collected within the frames of SOLIDUS project - Solidarity in European societies: empowerment, social justice and citizenship. The study uses a qualitative approach to investigate the research question and analyses the original collected survey data from own research as a part of SOLIDUS project. One of important factors greatly influencing the existence of corruption is a high tolerance of citizens for abuse of power and lack of transparency. Research results suggest as a possible solution mobilization and education of citizens in fighting corruption through activities of independent non -governmental organizations. |