Slow strengthening of Latvia’s resilience in preventing and combating corruption: an analysis of causes

• Authors: Khoma Nataliia , Vdovychyn Ihor

Title variants

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Slow strengthening of Latvia’s resilience in preventing and combating corruption: an analysis of causes

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the article is to present the authors’ assessment of the effectiveness of the anti-corruption policy in Latvia, to establish the compliance of national anti-corruption strategies with the EU goals in terms of preventing and combating corruption. The research methods aim at confirming a hypothesis that in order to deepen anti-corruption reforms and strengthen resilience in the fight against corruption, it is not enough for Latvia to conduct only institutional reforms, but it is important to promote anti-corruption values. The study is based on the methodology of new institutionalism and axiological analysis. The authors argue that if the role of non-democratic values is significant, it will slow down the progressive institutional reforms needed to bring Latvia’s anti-corruption policies fully in line with EU development strategies.

Keywords

EN

corruption; anti-corruption policy; EU; Latvia

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego
• Journal: Przegląd Wschodnioeuropejski
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 1
• Pages: 87-100

Dates

published

2023-06-30

Contributors

author

Khoma Nataliia

• Lviv Polytechnic National University

author

Vdovychyn Ihor

• Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

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ISSN

2081-1128