How Corruption Can Affect a Society
How corruption can affect a society
Bribery and corruption are two aspects that usually go hand in hand and can be found almost anywhere. The culprits of these ‘splendid’ acts tend to believe that partaking in them is the best way to get by in this cruel world, but what they don’t realize is how their actions could in turn result as the downfall of any society. Corruption is seen as dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery, therefore bribery is seen as one of the most common forms of corruption. Bribery is an act of giving money or gift giving that alters the behavior of the recipient.
A country’s or province’s development depends on how much of states resources are lost to this ugly practice. In developed countries, where corruption is limited to a small number of projects and where common people do not encounter it on a daily basis, the impact does not jeopardize the welfare of its people as much, but in a poor country it has a significant impact. There are many forms of corruption, one being embezzlement, where ,for example, funds from the government that are set aside for development purposes (building a school in a rural area) are misdirected and used for a personal preference instead. This will therefore decrease the development of the country and its people and because a country needs to continuously better itself and uplift its people, this will just increase the chances of a catastrophic downfall. Another form of corruption is favoritism, in many businesses today people are hired for the wrong reasons, and in many cases these people are not qualified for the position. This firstly affects the running of a business and its outcome, which in turn could affect the unemployment rate if the business were to close down, and of course with an increasing unemployment rate a country can only head in one direction. As mentioned before bribery is said to be one of the most common forms of corruption. In a society where
Bribery and corruption are two aspects that usually go hand in hand and can be found almost anywhere. The culprits of these ‘splendid’ acts tend to believe that partaking in them is the best way to get by in this cruel world, but what they don’t realize is how their actions could in turn result as the downfall of any society. Corruption is seen as dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery, therefore bribery is seen as one of the most common forms of corruption. Bribery is an act of giving money or gift giving that alters the behavior of the recipient.
A country’s or province’s development depends on how much of states resources are lost to this ugly practice. In developed countries, where corruption is limited to a small number of projects and where common people do not encounter it on a daily basis, the impact does not jeopardize the welfare of its people as much, but in a poor country it has a significant impact. There are many forms of corruption, one being embezzlement, where ,for example, funds from the government that are set aside for development purposes (building a school in a rural area) are misdirected and used for a personal preference instead. This will therefore decrease the development of the country and its people and because a country needs to continuously better itself and uplift its people, this will just increase the chances of a catastrophic downfall. Another form of corruption is favoritism, in many businesses today people are hired for the wrong reasons, and in many cases these people are not qualified for the position. This firstly affects the running of a business and its outcome, which in turn could affect the unemployment rate if the business were to close down, and of course with an increasing unemployment rate a country can only head in one direction. As mentioned before bribery is said to be one of the most common forms of corruption. In a society where