Corruption in Albania and its economic impact - Economicus

by, Sali Shehu

Abstract

Corruption is one of the most problematic concerns for all the countries and political regimes all over the world. Due to the difficulty in recognizing and punishing this phenomenon, many studies have defined it as a “white crime”. Albania is a post communist country, following a long transition process toward the free market economy and the democracy. During the last decade, the main priority of the Albanian government has been the integration in European Union. The European Union has several recommendations relating to this issue. One of the strongest recommendations has been the fight against corruption. The aim of this article is to analyze the level of corruption in Albania during the last fifteen years and to point out the negative impact of corruption, especially in the economic sector. The data used in the article are of secondary type, based on official publications of international institutions.