Asia-Pacific Development Journal Vol. 7‚ No. 2‚ December 2000 CORRUPTION: CAUSES‚ CONSEQUENCES AND CURES U Myint* The paper stresses the need to keep the issue of corruption squarely in view in the development agenda. It discusses the causes and consequences of corruption‚ especially in the context of a least developed country with considerable regulation and central direction. Lack of transparency‚ accountability and consistency‚ as well as institutional weaknesses such as in the legislative
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Thousands of citizens from over 40 cities poured into the streets on 30th January to participate in the nationwide campaign for “March against corruption”‚ started by Param Pujya Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankarji along with Swami Ramdev‚ Swami Agnivesh‚ Kiran Bedi‚ Anna Hazare‚ Arch Bishop Vincent M Concessao‚ J. M. Lyngdoh and many others. The campaign demanded the setting up of the citizen-drafted Lokpal as an independent body at the center and Lok Ayuktas in the state. These bodies will have powers
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tionSAY NO TO CORRUPTION Skeletons keep tumbling out of the cupboard of the Indian political class as corruption scandals tear apart the moral fibre of the nation. The common people knew all along that bribery‚ nepotism and swindling were omnipresent‚ but they used to suffer these cankers stoically. All that has changed lately. More and more courageous souls are coming out to take the bull by the horns. So how do the youth view the rampant corruption in the country? Why are they hesitant to join
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Abstract Corruption in Afghanistan is so prevalent that nearly every part of the population is affected by the damage that it causes. Bribery and nepotism is such a common theme throughout the Afghan culture‚ that is has essentially become a way of life; corruption is accepted there. Throughout the education system‚ bribery is effecting the thought process of up and coming generations. With the Afghan National Security Force‚ citizens of the country are used to paying fabricated “taxes” and “levies”
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Questions about Corruption Jakob Svensson S ome years ago I interviewed the chief executive officer of a successful Thai manufacturing firm as part of a pilot survey project. While trying to figure out a good way to quantify the firm’s experience with government regulations and corruption in the foreign trade sector‚ the CEO exclaimed: “I hope to be reborn as a custom official.” When a well-paid CEO wishes for a job with low official pay in the government sector‚ corruption is almost surely
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Corruption The first question regarding corruption is What is Corruption ? The answer is very simple to tell but is extremely complecated to understand. Technically corruption is any kind of act in self interset to use public services illegally. Now there are several situations when we don’t follow the law but that is not corruption if it is in public interset. Like if you give five extra minute to a sick student in exam then it is against rule but is not a kind of corruption but if you give
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Corruption in India is one of the most menacing threats that our economy has been battling with ever since the independence. At all levels of Indian bureaucracy corruption has seemingly taken its toll and has been corroding the structure of our nation. Be it private sector or public sector‚ Indian people have a tendency of misusing the public position/power in their favor to fulfill their motives and gain personal benefits. All these “allegations” are not solely based on observation but have statistical
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IThere’s no doubt that corruption‚ endemic in emerging economies around the world‚ throws economic development into chaos. It affects decisions made by bureaucrats‚ degrades the quality of those in power‚ and discourages foreign investment. It’s also an increasingly hot business topic‚ with a growing number of influential business and political leaders from around the globe regularly pinpointing corruption as one of the greatest threats to global economic development Corruption and bribery have moved
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Corruption‚ often taken as the abuse of office for private gain is a persistent feature of human society. Nigeria with its rather unfair share of the canker worm has as its greatest threat the endemic and malignant nature of corruption. You bribe to get your child into a school‚ you pay to secure a job and you also continue to pay in some cases to retain it. corruption indeed is a bane of any nation. This research work discuses the possible causes of corruption in addition to its effect which
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To eradicate corruption we require individuals who are incorruptible and‚ undoubtedly‚ what produces such individuals is spirituality. There is a saying that violence begins in the mind. This is true also of corruption: corruption begins in the mind. If we can alter our thinking‚ we can safely say that we shall have eradicated corruption by at least 50 per cent. What changes the heart and mind for the better is spirituality. When an airplane takes off‚ it leaves behind everything and reaches a higher
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