The Organizational Structure of the Public Service and its Role on the Level of Corruption: The Case of Greek Tax Administration

According to the recent information the majority of studies concerning the corruption in the Greek Public Administration have focused on the involvement of the political parties and the offending dimension of the civil servants. This study aims to indicate the role of the organizational structure of the Greek Public Administration for the occurrence and dispersal of the phenomenon of corruption in the Greek Tax Administration. The results of the study were derived from the qualitative data of twelve interviews with people who have dealt with the issue of corruption in the Greek tax Administration