How Serious Is Bribery? A Case Study of China

Robert W. McGee and Yanira Petrides
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Robert W. McGee: Broadwell College of Business and Economics, Fayetteville State University
Yanira Petrides: Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)

Chapter Chapter 55 in The Ethics of Bribery, Vol 2, 2025, pp 679-681 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract It is a basic principle of criminal law that the punishment should fit the crime. Imposing a punishment that is too severe would be unfair, while imposing a punishment that is too lenient would not deter future crime. The present study aims to determine the relative seriousness of bribery compared to other offenses in China using World Values Survey data. This chapter is one of more than 90 case studies that examine the relative seriousness of bribery in more than 90 countries.

Keywords: Bribe; Ethics; Crime; Punishment; Seriousness; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-77200-9_55

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