00685nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000180001710000170003524500310005226000280008330000150011152004180012658300190054420260716043222.0  a02.04.02 M457  aMauro, Paolo  aWhy worry about corruption  bIMFaWashingtonUSc1997  aiii, 12 p.  aLists a number of possible causes and consequences of corruption.  Presents recent evidence on the extent to which corruption affects investment and economic growth and on how it influences governments in choosing what to spend their money on. Finds that corruption discourges investment, limits economic growth, and alters the composition of government spending, often to the detriment of future economic growth.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR