Corruption as an obstacle to sustainable development: A regional example

Irina I. Frolova (), Olga Voronkova, Natalia Andreevna Alekhina, Irina Kovaleva (), Natalia A. Prodanova () and Liudmila V. Kashirskaya ()
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Irina I. Frolova: Kazan Innovative University named after V.G. Timiryasov, Russian Federation
Natalia Andreevna Alekhina: I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Russian Federation
Irina Kovaleva: Altai State Agricultural University, Russian Federation
Natalia A. Prodanova: Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Russian Federation
Liudmila V. Kashirskaya: Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, 2019, vol. 7, issue 1, 674-689

Abstract: Corruption in various sectors causes serious damage not only to individual economies, countries, and regions but also to humanity as a whole. This paper analyzes the state of corruption in the Republic of Tatarstan, the manifestations of which restrain the development of the Republic, and presents the results of a pilot sociological study that demonstrate changes in the perception of problems of corruption in society. The sustainable development of a region is influenced by various economic and social factors. The results of this research show that one of these factors is corruption, which is often used as a tool for managing territories at various levels. It is a serious obstacle to the achievement of continuous sustainable development of a region, as it impedes the building of harmonious relations between state, government, society, and business. Sustainable development of a region can be described as a system and as a process. In this study, “sustainable development” refers to the process in which various stakeholder interactions take place that influence the established order of relations in the region. The findings suggest that when assessing the effectiveness of a region’s sustainable development, the level of corruption should be considered as an indicator of its stability. Some measures were proposed to improve the organization of anti-corruption work in the Republic of Tatarstan for leveling social tensions in society.

Keywords: corruption; sustainable development; obstacle; Russia; Tatarstan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D73 E26 E65 Q01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2019.7.1(48)

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