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Shiri H, Baradaran M, Javadi A. (2024). Sociological Study of the Perception of Corruption in Iran. Social Problems of Iran. 15(1), 79-111.
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1- Payame Noor University , hamedshiri2003@yahoo.com
2- Payame Noor University
2- Payame Noor University
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Corruption is seen as a pervasive and global problem in all countries of the world, although it is different in terms of type, intensity and generality. This problem has been widely researched due to its economic costs and destructive effects on development trends and quality of governance. However, due to the difficulties of measuring "real corruption", measuring "perception of corruption" has been considered as the best alternative method. In this regard, the article has been done with the aim of measuring the Iranians' perception of corruption and analyzing its causes and consequences. Methodologically, the study was carried out in a documentary Method, by secondary analysis of the WVS 7th wave data. The data was collected in 64 countries in 2020, including Iran. According to the findings, Iranians' perception of financial and administrative corruption is very high. The findings also show that the perception of corruption is influenced by variables such as "education", "population size", "savings rate" and indicators such as "livelihood poverty", "membership in religious institutions", "religious belief" and "media orientation". In terms of consequences, the results indicate that the perception of corruption, in addition to social damages (such as "social dissatisfaction" and "feeling of insecurity") is mainly focused on the consequences that target the political system.
Keywords: Corruption, Perception of Corruption, Measurement of Corruption, good governance, World Values Survey (WVS).
Type of Article: Original Research |
Subject:
Social problems
Received: 2024/01/19 | Accepted: 2024/04/4 | Published: 2024/06/14
Received: 2024/01/19 | Accepted: 2024/04/4 | Published: 2024/06/14
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