THE CAUSES OF CORRUPTION: A CROSS-NATIONAL STUDY Why is corruption—defined here as the misuse of public office for private gain—perceived to be more widespread in some countries than others? Different theories associate cross-national variation in the extent of corruption with particular historical and cultural traditions‚ levels of economic development‚ political institutions‚ and government policies. This paper analyzes which of various plausible determinants are significantly related to an
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Something’s Rotten in Hondo The decision makers in the “Something’s Rotten in Hondo” are George the Plant Manager and Bill George’s boss. The Stakeholders are George‚ George’s family‚ the town of Hondo‚ Environmental Protection Agency‚ all who are affected by the plants pollution‚ the Mexican town‚ and the environment. George had moved from El Paso‚ Texas to Hondo‚ Texas with his family four years ago to assume the roll of the manager at Ardnak Plastic Inc. This plant manufactures plastic parts
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Institute of Integrity‚ Public Service‚ Ethics‚ Corruption INTRODUCTION The Government of Malaysia has made continuous efforts and put in place an elaborate set of strategies and institutions aimed at combating corruption and promoting integrity in the society. The nation’s anti-corruption drive has lately received a major boost. Former Prime Minister‚ Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi’s government that came to power in 2003‚ declared combating corruption as its main priority‚ which was followed by a
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ROTTEN BEEF AND STINKING FISH: RIZAL AND THE WRITING OF PHILIPPINES HISTORY Ambeth R. Ocampo 3 Stages on Writing Philippine History Colonizers’ History Elites’ History People’s History History Three concepts 1) history-as-activity -past human activities and events 2) history-as-record -records of such past human events 3) history-as-historiography -process or technique of making or writing such records History Estoria – Greek Historia – Latin Historie – French History
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Corruption The word corruption means the destruction‚ ruining or the spoiling of a society or a nation. A corrupt society stops valuing integrity‚ virtue or moral principles. It changes for the worse. Such a society begins to decay and sets itself on the road to self destruction. Corruption is an age old phenomena. Selfishness and greed are the two main causes of corruption. Political corruption is the abuse of their powers by state officials for their unlawful private gain. Over
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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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CORRUPTION Corruption is a feature of African‚ social‚ political and even religious life with disastrous consequences. It not only impedes economy development but also increases poverty by making a few individuals richer and many poorer. So corruption can be defined as making someone morally corrupt or becoming morally corrupt oneself. Forms of corruption Bribery-This is giving money or favors to someone who is in a position of trust‚ in order to prevent their judgments or corrupt their conduct
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Corruption in any form is treated as an incurable disease‚ a cause of many social and economical evils in the society and it damages the moral and ethical fibres of the civilization. Indisputably‚ it is correct that corruption breeds many evils in the society and once corruption starts taking place‚ slowly and gradually whole country passes through its net and it becomes after sometime an incurable disease. From the point of view of economic growth‚ there seems to be no clear cut correlation between
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CORRUPTION: The long and short of it The recent turn of events in our country point towards a mass awakening to the scar of corruption and deeply it has trickled down into the grass roots of each and every sphere of India. People‚ rather the masses‚ are waking up and smelling the coffee and taking law in their own hands by questioning the government about each and every step taken by them in the past few years. The motto seems to be “civil disobedience”‚ a far cry from the peaceful protests held
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insignificant issues are much able to challenge the continual process of governance. Among these issues poverty ‚unemployment‚ corruption ‚different kinds of bandhs‚ dharanas‚ terrorism‚ web activism ‚degradation of the environment can be cited as the major challenges that are enough to shatter the very structure of democratic governance in India. Corruption – a social malady- hold its strong grip over the every human activities ranging from cradle to grave. A recent survey gave the
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