Certain demographic factors may exist within a municipality that can lead to or encourage corruption within a local government.

Smaller municipalities tend to encourage corruption to take place within a local government.

Poverty is a known factor that encourages corruption in local governments.

This has turned the boards into patronage mills and encouraged corruption.

The fight over a small pot of money encourages greater corruption, the executive said.

Poor working conditions and low pay for prison guards encouraged widespread corruption.

In real estate industry, the high capital gains tax in India encourages large-scale corruption.

Flat tax He believes that current tax provisions encourage corruption.

But critics say the plan will give appointees power over large sums of money now voted on by elected officials, and thus encourage corruption.

A windfall from exporting abundant natural resources may encourage corruption.