Is Corruption-Free Society: A Distant Dream? Once chanakya had said that honey would be kept on your tongue and you would not be allowed to taste; it is impossible. Corruption is the misuse of public power for private profit. It involves those behaviours on the part of government officials‚ whether politicians or civil servants‚ where they improperly and unlawfully enrich themselves or those close to them‚ by the misuse of the public power entrusted to them. Corruption in any where is threat to
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Shell Oil in Nigeria 1. What are some of the factors explaining why corruption and bribery are so high in Nigeria? Nigeria is considered to be one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Many different forms of corruption are familiar to Nigeria including political corruption‚ bureaucratic corruption‚ electoral corruption‚ embezzlement‚ and bribery. Corruption has even been said to be a viable enterprise in Nigeria due to the involvement of citizens‚ government officials‚ and private
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Lessig presented the topic of “corruption in our government” in his book. There were two element that he went by‚ bad governance and lost trust. By bad governance‚ he meant the “government doesn’t track the expressed will of the people‚ whether on the Left or on the Right” (Lessig 2011: 8) and by lost of trust‚ he meant “when democracy seems a charade‚ we lost faith in the process” (Lessig 2011: 9). By this‚ he is means that these two element makes up corruption‚ how these two element connects
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Vietnam’s state capacity are understandably numerous. Among those varied challenges‚ this essay‚ based mostly on the study of Vietnam in the last decade‚ will identify and explicate three most prominent challenges to Vietnam’s state capacity‚ namely corruption‚ territorial disputes and participation in the World Trade Organization (WTO). The essay also sheds a light on how these factors challenge state capacity in every respect of life. Of all the elements that are crucial to maintain and develop
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Social Impact The economic impact of bribes in emerging economies “can increase the cost of a project by 10 percent‚”1 and distorts public expenditure. Corruption can also be a contributing factor “to economic and political unrest by exacerbating income inequality‚ resulting in the denial of fundamental human rights for many citizens.” 2 Corruption and bribes lead to an unfair playing field for honest companies‚ and good people in face lose business. Bribery The “optimal” amount of bribery should
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believed to have been masterminded by the now infamous Janet Lim Napoles led to the abolition of the pork barrel system in the Philippines. According to Monsod (2013)‚ the pork barrel system in the Philippines is an institutionalized corruption and a grand conspiracy to steal the taxpayers’ money that continues to flourish in spite of the fact that its costs are much greater than its benefits. This study states the ideas and opinions of some professionals regarding the abolition
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Aravind Adiga’s book The White Tiger‚ western culture‚ which is normally a great part of certain societies‚ when mixed with indigenous culture‚ leads to corruption. Adiga’s novel is about an Indian entrepreneur who sees a world much bigger than the one he lives in. He notices how those with wealth take advantage of the rest of society. Laws‚ political power‚ and other western societal developments are traded for bribes. India’s class system takes a whole new meaning when mixed with western culture and
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fighting corruption? We propose that there should be established a ‘Lokpal’ at the central level and ‘Lakayukta’ at the state level‚ both of which will address the inadequacies of the current anti-‐corruption systems and have the power and independence to investigate and prosecute cases of corruption. To
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ages 18 to 25 are the future of this country and its political system. The young people of America have a responsibility to be involved with politics and with their civic duties. The youth in America must be involved in politics to ensure that America stays a country of freedom‚ and to combat the corruption in politics‚ they must also be involved with their civic duties in order to give back to their country and to leave a legacy of political and civic participation for generations to come. It is
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Public Accountability: The Philippine Experience Introduction Under a democracy such as in the Philippines‚ the people’s fundamental faith in the integrity of political institutions is what holds the system together even under the most difficult times. The present situation in the Philippines is a test of this principle. Whether or not the test is passed with success is a matter yet to be seen. However‚ at this stage‚ what could be gainfully learned from present experience is the knowledge
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