Corruption and anti-corruption in reform China

During the transition period, the extent of corruption in China is higher t han before. Meanwhile the forms and characters of Chinese corruption are al so different in many important aspects from those of its past and of other countries. This paper explores the causes, consequences of corruption and a nti-corruption campaigns of the Chinese government. The major conclusion of this paper is that further political reform toward democracy should be the direction of future anti-corruption efforts. (C) 2000 The Regents of the U niversity of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights rese rved.