corruption-friendly setting caused by a weak institutional framework. We argue that corrupt elites exploit this given … corruption. …

Large-scale land acquisitions often take place in developing countries which are also known for their corruption …-friendliness caused by weak institutional frameworks. We hypothesize that corruption indeed leads to more land deals. We argue that … corrupt elites exploit poor institutional setups (characterized by corruption) to strike deals with domestic and international …

corruption-sensitive institutions. We discuss the need to implement regulatory models that minimize the risk of diversion and … corruption from the legal to the illegal market within a regulated framework. The primary concern is to establish legal and …