The Impact of Corruption on Economic Development - Kosovo

Abstract

Many scholars and authors, both national and international, have written about corruption as negative phenomenon in the economic development of the country. A few years ago I also have published a paper on the negative effects that this phenomenon has in foreign direct investment, with the hope that in the future this phenomenon begins to disappear and flourish economic growth and development. The main reason that pushed me to write on this actual subject is the presence and the strengthening of this phenomenon in Kosovo which is somewhat key factor that led to the flight of thousands of citizens from Kosovo. This paper will not appoint persons or institutions who are involved with corruption, but only will attempt to present any damage in economic development of Kosovo as a very small country with great potential and development. In this paper we will try to present some forms of corruption that are emerging in Kosovo, and give some recommendations to overcome or directly combat this phenomenon as harmful to the country's development, for which we debate almost daily, but the concrete results are negative everytime for the country's economy and society.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3p221