Pamplona. March 4th, 2013.

Manuel Villoria is a Professor of Political Science and a member of Transparency International. He proposed a conceptual framework to understand corruption in the Weekly Seminar presentation. Villoria described the endemic corruption and inefficient government institutions in developed and undeveloping countries. Throughout his presentation, he explained some current measures that are used by governments to fight corruption. However, Villoria highlighted the weaknesses of these measures and argued their validity as a way to reduce corruption.

Manuel Villoria (Ph.D. Complutense University) is a Professor of Political Science at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and a member of the Board of Directors of Transparency International. He is also the Director of the Government and Public Affairs Programme at the Instituto Universitario Ortega y Gasset in Madrid.