The king can do no wrong: On the criminal immunity of leaders

Jiahua Che (First Author), Xue Qiao (Participant Author), Kim-Sau Chung (Participant Author)

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摘要

In its recent anti-corruption campaign, China removed the criminal immunity originally enjoyed by its leaders. Absent fundamental changes in the political institution—in which incumbent leaders, instead of citizens at large, select the next leaders—such a partial reform pays off only if (i) it takes place at the “right” time, (ii) it goes easy on corrupt low-rank officials, and (iii) the government is reasonably centralized. Failing any of these, such a partial reform would lead to rampant corruption throughout the government hierarchy—an outcome far worse than retaining leader immunity.
源语言英语
页(从-至)15-26
期刊Journal of Public Economics
170
DOI
出版状态已出版 - 2019

Corresponding author email

kschung@hkbu.edu.hk

Project name

老龄化和人口政策对我国教育和人力资本积累、养老保障和经济增长的影响

Project sponsor

国家自然科学基金

Project No.

71473141

关键词

  • Autocracy
  • Corruption
  • Hostage motive
  • Leader immunity
  • Party elites

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  • ABDC-A*
  • Scopus
  • SSCI

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