title: Corrupting or Stabilizing: The Political Economy of Corruption in Donbas’s “People’s Republics”
abstract: A wide range of normative implications exists between corruption and the stability of de-facto states. While some claim that corruption inherently disrupts institutional development and stumps economic growth, others argue that corruption in some cases acts as a stabilizing factor for authoritarian regimes. Regardless, corruption generally plays a role in the political economy of any state. In de-facto states, corruption tends to play an outsized role, either or equally impacting the exercise of
journal: Kyiv-Mohyla Law and Politics Journal