This document discusses corruption, defining it as wrongdoing by those in positions of authority or power through illegitimate or unethical means, often involving bribery. It identifies common forms of corruption like bribery, embezzlement, and abuse of power. It also examines the characteristics that enable corruption, how globalization may increase corruption risks but also opportunities to address it. The document explores the role of media and effective anti-corruption agencies in tackling corruption and its negative impacts on social, economic and political development. Finally, it emphasizes the importance of transparency, accountability, and an efficient judiciary and free press in removing corruption.
4. What is corruption?
Corruption is wrongdoing on the part of an
authority or powerful party through means
that are illegitimate, immoral, or incompatible
with ethical standards. Corruption often from
patronage and is associated with bribery.
5. What are the types of corruption?
Petty corruption
State capture
The following are the most common forms of
corruption, as described in the United Nation Anti-
corruption Toolkit:
Bribery
Embezzlement, theft and fraud
Extortion
Abuse of discretion
Favouritism, nepotism and clientelism
Conduct creating or exploiting conflicting interests
Improper political contributions
6. What are the common characteristics of corruption?
1.Gap between group and individual interest
2. Two or more parties since one can hardly be
corrupt with one’s own self
3. Consenting adults that have a common
understanding
4. Benefit furtherance
5. Existence of power that could be grabbed,
usurped, entrusted or otherwise available
6. Misuseof the power that often drives a wedge
between intended and stated positions, for
unintended benefits
7. Has globalization increased the risk of corruption?
Globalization has increased the risk of
corruption but has also increased the
opportunities to curb it
8. What role can the media play in tackling
corruption?
The media can serve many important
functions, not just exposing corruption but
also sustaining an open and transparent flow
of information and fostering a climate of
opinion that is increasingly intolerant of
corruption
9. What should governments do to make anti-corruption
agencies effective?
An important factor is where the anti-
corruption agency (ACA) or KPK is located in
government; if it reports to the office of the prime
minister, for example, it can be used as a weapon
against political opponents. Ideally the KPK should
be a completely independent body.
10. There are a number of common options
from the Reports seven-point agenda which can
make anti-corruption agencies more effective:
Join with international efforts
Establish benchmarks of quality
Strengthen the civil service
Encourage codes of conduct in the private sector
Establish the right to information
Exploit new technology
Support citizen action
11. Impact Of Corruption
- Hinders social and economic development and
increases poverty by diverting domestic and foreign
investment away from where it are most needed;
- Weakens education and health systems, depriving
people of the basic building blocks of a decent life;
- Undermines democracy by distorting electoral
processes and undermining government institutions,
which can lead to political instability;
- Exacerbates inequality and injustice by perverting
the rule of law and punishing victims of crime
through corrupt rulings
12. How to remove corruption
laws fixing accountability and encouraging
transparency combined with efficient judiciary
and free press provide ideal atmosphere to
tackle the menace of corruption.
13. Conclution
Coruption, as we know is the criminal thing that do by
a person in a certain capacity especially with negative
connotation, they do the illegal thing to make a benefit
for them self.
We can difference coruption into 2 calsses. First is
Petty corruption, its a kind of coruption where did by
some people in a little capacity, they do a little
coruption, but they do that many times. The other
cases of coruption is State capture refers to a situation
in which private interest has effectively taken over
certain state functions, a type of corruption generally
less understood by the public or by the media.
14. Conclution
So, coruption is an illegal thing that we couldn’t
do, because, with out coruption we can be a
good generetion for our country. And then we
can make our country clear from coruption and
make our country better.