Abstract
The relationship between Internet diffusion, voice and accountability, cultural dimension, corruption, and government effectiveness was investigated through a cross-country analysis of 117 countries from 2000 to 2014. Using Robust Path Analysis as a data analysis technique, it is concluded that, regardless of the effects of control variables, the diffusion of the Internet promotes lower levels of government corruption, occurring directly and indirectly through voice mediation and accountability, which, in turn, presents a strong direct relationship with government corruption. The focus on theoretical contribution reinforces the idea that the Internet is an important tool in the fight against corruption, as well as highlighting the role of cultural dimension, the relationship between voice and responsibility and government corruption, and, above all, incorporating government action into the theoretical model.
Keywords:
government corruption; internet diffusion; voice and accountability; government effectiveness.
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Source: Elaborated by the authors. Notes: *** statistically significant at 0.001; Average path coefficient - APC = 0.259 (p <0.001); Average R-squared - ARS = 0.674 (p <0.001); Average adjusted R-squared -AARS = 0.674 (p <0.001); Average block VIF - AVIF = 2.291, acceptable if ≤ 5, ideally ≤ 3.3; Average full collinearity VIF - AFVIF = 3.089, acceptable if ≤ 5, ideally ≤ 3.3; Tenenhaus GoF - GoF = 0.798, small ≥ 0.1, medium ≥ 0.25 and large ≥ 0.36; Sympson’s paradox ratio - SPR = 0.909, acceptable if ≥ 0.7, ideally = 1; R-squared contribution ratio - RSCR = 0.999, acceptable if ≥ 0.9, ideally = 1; Statistical suppression ratio - SSR = 0.909, acceptable if ≥ 0.7; Nonlinear bivariate causality direction ratio - NLBCDR = 0.864, acceptable if ≥ 0.7. Estimation: algorithm of external model analysis: robust path analysis; Standard algorithm of internal model analysis: Warp3; Resampling methods used in the analysis: bootstrapping.
Source: Elaborated by the authors. Notes: Vertical axis (y) = government corruption; Horizontal axis (x) = Internet diffusion. The values along the axis are standardized.
Source: Elaborated by the authors.Notes: Vertical axis (y) = voice and accountability; Horizontal axis (x) = Internet diffusion. The values along the axis are standardized.
Source: Elaborated by the authors. Notes: Vertical axis (y) = government corruption; Horizontal axis (x) = voice and accountability. The values along the axis are standardized.
Source: Elaborated by the authors.Notes: The values are standardized.
Source: Elaborated by the authors.Notes: The values are standardized.
Source: Elaborated by the authors.Notes: Vertical axis (y) = government corruption; Horizontal axis (x) = voice and accountability. The values along the axis are standardized.