tailieunhanh - A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF CORRUPTION ON ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENIA

The liberalisation of the services sector has been a controversial and much debated issue in the WTO. As we know, the developed countries are the main suppliers of services, although the developing countries are starting to shift towards a service-sector economy. According to data from Stiglitz and Charlton (2005), trade liberalisation of services would generate profits of US$375 billion per year, in other words 75% of a full liberalisation of goods and services. In addition, 75% of the profits from service trade liberalisation would go to the developed countries. This explains the latter’s strong pressure, on the one hand,. | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF CORRUPTION ON ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENIA A MASTER S ESSAY SUBMITED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FOR PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS BY FRUNZIK VOSKANYAN YEREVAN ARMENIA NOVEMBER 2000 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To write about corruption in a society where it is a widespread phenomenon it becomes difficult to collect appropriate data. So I would like to thank to all those people who help me in this difficult work. Special thanks to my faculty advisor Dr. Nicol Shahgaldyan who advised me to choose this interesting topic for my Master Essay and help me with his valuable advice. Special thanks to all my faculty staff especially to Dr. Lucig Danielyan whose given knowledge direct me to find out the solution of the problems of corruption in Armenia. Special thanks to Civil Society Development Union and to The Armenian Center for National and International Studies for providing very valuable information about the corruption in Armenia. I would like to thank all the interviewed persons who shared with me their experience and gave me advice which help to realize the situation in Armenia. Thanks to all my friends and colleagues who provided me sources and materials for my Master Essay. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1. Abstarct . 6 2. Methodology. 7 3. Introduction. 8 4. What is the corruption. 10 5. What are the causes of corruption. 16 6. What are the effects of corruption on economic and political development. 27 7. How can corruption be reduced. 38 8. Conclusion. 44 9. References. 55