What Determines State Capture in Poland?

Stanislaw Alwasiak, Monika Lewandowska-Kalina, Lech Kalina, Oskar Kowalewski (), Michal Mozdzen and Krzysztof Rybinski

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Abstract: In this paper we examine the determinants of ex-ante state capture analyzing all the legal acts that have been passed in the period 1990-2011 in Poland. We find that during this the majority of legal acts were passed with the aim to satisfy the interest of particular groups. Furthermore, the regression analysis shows that the likelihood of state capture increases during the period of economic growth and local elections. The likelihood of state capture, however, declines during presidential elections. The results we attribute to different interests of political parties in the period of local and presidential election. Finally, we find that the state capture increased over the years in Poland. Additionally, we show that the EU accession did not prevent state capture in Poland. In contrast, the financial crisis of 2007 resulted in a wake-up effect and the likelihood of state capture declined in Poland.

Keywords: law; corruption; state capture; public interest; transition country; Poland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H40 H41 H62 K42 P37 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-02-28
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