Corruption corrupts

Nature64.80
Volume: 531, Issue: 7595, Pages: 456 - 457
Published: Mar 9, 2016
Abstract
A cross-cultural experiment involving thousands of people worldwide shows that the prevalence of rule violations in a society, such as tax evasion and fraudulent politics, is detrimental to individuals' intrinsic honesty. See Letter p.496 Honesty is an important character trait in all human societies. Good institutions that limit cheating and rule violations are crucial for prosperity and development, yet deception is common in nature and humans...
Paper Details
Title
Corruption corrupts
Published Date
Mar 9, 2016
Journal
Volume
531
Issue
7595
Pages
456 - 457
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