1 (Summer 2010)‚ pp. 123-134 CORRUPTION AND ITS DEEP IMPACT ON GOOD GOVERNANCE IN PAKISTAN UMBREEN JAVAID* Abstract. Good Governance flourish in a necessarily corruption free situation. Pakistan is unfortunately way down on the ladder on this account. Corruption of all magnitudes mega‚ moderate and petty permeates all tiers of governance and all segments of the society public‚ private‚ political‚ judicial‚ commercial and even religions. Paradoxically corruption acts as the balancing market mechanism
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Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger shares the debauchery‚ fraud and cancer-like corruption dominating Indian society. With constant references to the corrupt practices existing in schools‚ hospitals‚ elections and the entirety of the government; Adiga explores the injustice common amongst all characters. Corruption can be seen through Balram’s twisted and warped morals to progress towards wealth‚ power and freedom commonly known as the ‘light’. Politicians‚ police and judges are easily bribed with a
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Over the last few years‚ the issue of corruption has attracted interest. There are a number of reasons why this topic has come under recent inspection. Corruption scandals have destroyed governments everywhere. For example‚ the government of Rome‚ during the time Julius Caesar held power in office of consul. Yet another example‚ especially more recent‚ in the state of Ohio‚ the state refused to place the religious state motto in the plaza of the political state building. This renewed interest has
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CORRUPTION IS PAKISTAN’S BIGGEST INDUSTRY BY MAJYD AZIZ (Ex-President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry) Pakistanis have finally discovered that corruption is a major problem in the country. It is not relegated just to the traffic cop‚ the water lineman‚ or at the assistant patwari level‚ but the tentacles of corruption reach way‚ way up. The institution of the democratization process has provided to those who cried and ranted for democracy to enter the political environment of this
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poll‚ 49% of people believe the issue of corruption should be a high priority for Congress (Government and Politics). The questionable fundraising methods used to collect enormous sums of money have lead the public to lose confidence and respect of those involved in the political and electoral process. The government is responsible for maintaining the right to political speech and association as mandated by the Constitution‚ in addition to preventing corruption and preserving public trust in electoral
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CORRUPTION AS A POLITICAL CHALLENGE IN PHILIPPINES By Romil Jagunap I. INTRODUCTION Philippines held its 15th presidential election last May 10‚ 2010. The obvious winner of the said election was Mr. Benigno “Noynoy” Aguino III. He won by landslide garnering 42% from more than 36 million total votes. Noynoy won the heart of the Filipino people during the May 2010 election thru his campaign on clean government and on his fight to eradicate corruption to drive economic growth
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A Better Look At Corruption Prepared by: Marta Eugine Sanchez Abbrielle Angela Billones Billy Flores Elorraine De Luna Ma. Lizli Tao-on IV-Br1 Table of Contents: • About the Research ➢ Research Problem ➢ Purpose of the Research ➢ Research Questions • Corruption in Strong Sense ➢ Corruption by Definition ➢ Four Factors causing Corruption ➢ Different Types of Corruption ➢ Effects of Corruption ➢ Significant
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As an issue of justice‚ the Costa Rican government did not engage or encourage the unlawful generation or conveyance of opiates or psychotropic medications or other controlled substances or money laundering from illicit medication exchanges in 2011. A 2006 law gives criminal punishments to official corruption and the legislature‚ by and large‚ authorized these laws. There were reports of low-to-mid-level government corruption. In 2011‚ the criminal court condemned a previous president to five years
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Corruption Can Destroy Democracy K S VENKATARAMAN Defining Corruption The term corruption is very common but it is difficult to give a dogmatic definition of it. Broadly‚ it is any dishonest or illegal or selfish behavior for getting any undue benefit. It has a special reference to those who occupy a position of trust or confidence but act in violation of generally understood or specified terms of behavior. Corruption involves two sides: One side trying to get some undue advantage
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Different Types of Defination on Corruption:- General Description of Corruption - Rent-seeking or Rent-giving There is a consensus on many issues relating to rent seeking and rent giving behavior and some are given below. 11 Corruption threatens people and their governments. It makes societies unfair. It is argued that bribery is a negotiated rent‚ as the beginning of all illegalities and tyranny. There is no more powerful engine of injustice and cruelty‚ for bribery destroys both faith and
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