Sweden has historically been perceived as a country free from corruption. However, Swedish municipalities break this perception and appear to be more susceptible to corruption than our nordic neighbors’. Public procurement processes are one factor that has gained traction in the wider research domain as an area of potential risk. Public procurement processes are prone to corrupt behavior, since they not only entail large financial stakes, but also foster interactions between public and private actors. Therefore, this study intends to investigate the relationship between public procurement and corruption in the context of Swedish municipalities. This is the focal point of this study, but it also addresses other potential factors that previous literature assumes either increase or decrease corruption, such as population size, female representation, media coverage, operational size, and educational level. This study also aims to analyze complementary methods for measuring corruption. The effect that public procurements have on corruption is estimated by analyzing previously scientific literature, collecting procurement data, and utilizing a municipal corruption index, created with the help of a dataset from Statskontoret, which has not yet been released publicly. The additional variables are analyzed in a similar manner, to deduce their respective effects. The study presents results based on bivariate and multiple regression analyses that indicate a positive correlation between public procurement and corruption.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-68045 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Olsson, Albin |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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