Einally, it must be stressed that the classification of Mediterranean countries
according to the foregoing criteria provides some interesting results
from a policy perspective. Although northern Mediterranean countries are
relatively well separated from the Arab and Balkan countries, developed
and developing in the Mediterranean context seem terms too simplistic when
describing the marked variety observed within the two groups. The lack
of homogeneity within the groups should be attributed to unique, countryspecific
institutional and cultural factors rather than to crude differences in
the respective levels of economic development. This suggests that policies
against corruption should target a complex ensemble of driving factors and
not be limited to only the economic characteristics of each country, and they
should range from the social sphere to political, cultural, institutional, and
territorial attributes.