Corruption Of Corruption And Corruption

Throughout history positions of power and wealth have been plagued by corruption, does this power cause people to be corrupt? Or is the power and wealth earned through immoral and corrupt practices? In order to find these answers, one must define what they feel is corrupt, for most corruption is the act of being dishonest or immoral with the motive of personal gains of money or power. There are numerous accounts of politicians, military leaders, business owners, entrepreneurs, and millionaires, all earning or using their power and wealth in an immoral and corrupt manner. Whether money is used for personal gain, used to corrupt others, or the wealth was earned by corrupt ways, it seems that the accumulation of wealth is constantly accompanied by corruption.

Tulia, a small town in Texas of just under five-thousand people, is a frightening example of how the judicial system is governed solely by racism as well as one corrupt man’s word. In 1999, nearly ten percent of the town’s African American population was arrested in a single drug bust. Of the forty-six people arrested, thirty-eight were African-American, furthermore all were convicted. The remaining seven arrested where know to associate more with the black community than the white in Tulia as well. With the towns income levels averaging at or below the poverty line, most arrested could not afford to hire a good attorney that cared or had the time to care, left therefore with one provided by the state. Consequently, convictions were up to ninety years in jail for allegedly selling three and a half grams, more commonly known as an eight ball, of cocaine in drug-free zones. In was only on appeals, that the convictions where revoked on insubstantial evidence.

Without doubt, corruption has permeated the African society and anyone who can say that corruption in Africa has not become alarming is either a fool, a crook or else does not live in this continent. In the words of Kofi Annan, the former United Nations Secretary General, ‘corruption undermines economic performance, weakens democratic institutions and the rule of law, disrupts social order and destroys public trust, thus allowing organized crime, terrorism and other threats to human security to flourish…And it is always the public good that suffers. Corruption is an impediment to political, economic and social development as it hinders administrative development and performance, it impairs economic efficiency, and leads to brain drain, as well as it discourage foreign investments. Corruption also reduces the productivity of public investment and of the county’s infrastructure through misallocation of talent and other resources, reduces government revenue due to tax evasion

In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the Salem court gradually transformed from its original judicial goals to corruption, which strengthened Miller’s argument of the susceptibility of legal systems to ungodliness. Since Miller was suddenly listed as a sinner due to an accusation, he wrote this play as a commentary to the Puritan society and the corruption of officials. Situational irony was heavily utilized to contrast the original goals of a just theocracy to the resulting court corruption. In the beginning, the court strived to achieve equity and fairly punish sinners. However, the court then used the concept of “devil” to manipulate anyone

How could gift-giving traditions be used by unscrupulous officials as a way to take advantage of people in the name of tradition? There is a lot of pressure on companies to bribe government officials in third world countries. Bribery of government officials also takes place in the United States, it is very rare and when found they are severely punished. Bribery happens with greater frequency

Ultimately corruption takes away from the total resource pie, which essentially takes away from the common populace. When a nation’s resources are fraudulently diverted, societal development and progress suffer across the board. Accordingly, nongovernmental organizations such as Transparency International concur with this assessment and also depict corruption as an anti-poor mechanism. Hence, corruption feeds into the cycle of poverty in developing nations, leaving the majority of wealth for the elite minority, while the majority of the populace lives in abject poverty. In the end, corruption and poor governance, combined with an abundance of accessible and valuable resources throughout the region provide ample motive for the generation of a power grab.

What is the cause? What is the effect? These two questions can greatly impact the mind of a person and broaden their view on the subjects. One of which, is the age old issue of power and corruption. "It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible." --David Brin. Does power cause corruption, or does the corrupted attract and gain the power? The truth is that it is the power that causes corruption. Moreover, it is the idea of power that causes corruption.

Corruption has been seen as a major obstacle of rapid economic growth and development. It is a complex phenomenon whose roots lay in political and bureaucratic institutions and affects the economic growth of different countries. It makes the governments intervene where they do not need to, and it weakens the ability of the government to enact and implement policies in areas in which government intervention is needed. Over the years, the dispute of the economic consequences of corruption on economic growth has been a topic of analysis. The analysis is focused on the effect of corruption on economic growth. Several studies have generally found a negative correlation between corruption, economic growth, inequality, governance, income distribution and business environment. At the same time also some positive correlation with economic growth has been found to exist.

In countries such as Russia, corruption and bribery are common because poverty is prevalent among the largest part of the population. On the other hand, Georgia has recently executed a rigorous fight against bribery and corruption. Even though, poverty is wide spread in the country of Georgia, it proved that corruption can be broken with appropriate and decisive reforms. The World Bank’s Doing Business listed Georgia 16th easiest place for a company to do business, up from 112th in 2005 (Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, 2012) . With the

My heroes have always been those working to protecting the defenseless, becoming a voice for the marginalized and empowering those powerless. My dream is to make a positive impact through the legal system for both environmental issues and aboriginal issues to continue a legacy of social justice. Writers like George Orwell, Hannah Arendt and Samantha Nutt have expanded my critical lens and led me to insight. I believe the study of politics to be an invaluable discipline, as it can provide a framework for governments to protect citizens from the corruption of power. As a first-generation Indo-Canadian woman, born in British Columbia, I have the invaluable opportunity to be part of two worlds. This has enabled me to have a view point of an immigrant

International Monetary Fund. 1998. Does Corruption Affect Income Inequality And Poverty?. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/wp9876.pdf. [Accessed 4 March 2017].

On any given day, if you were to tune into a news channel or browse the internet, there would be a good chance that a story of corruption would be uncovered. Corruption has been taking place since the beginning of time (literally). Some would say that is customary, and many would even argue that it is inevitable. In the book, ¬Global Corruption: Money, Power and Ethics in the Modern World, Laurence Cockcroft attempts to identify and educate others on the ethical (or unethical) dilemmas that many individuals, companies, and/or governments are facing throughout the world. Global Corruption provides the reader incredible insight into a wide array of instances of corruption. Mr. Cockcroft begins by giving the reader a brief overview of what defines corruption, along with several examples of corruption that has occurred throughout the globe. Then the author transitions into why corruption occurs by identifying the common drivers of unethical behavior, and concludes the book by offering some analysis on what measures need to be taken in order to fight global corruption.

If we read the News today, we could see that the government all over the world is corrupt. According to US Legal, government corruption is when government leaders abuse their political power to extract and accumulate for private enrichment (US Legal, Inc.)[1]. Technically, this is a bad thing because when government leaders use their power for their benefit, it does not necessarily mean that it is beneficial to the public and the society. To prove or disprove this argument, I decided to run an econometric analysis to see whether government corruption hinders or helps economic development.

While corruption is said to generate inefficiency and retard growth in a country (Ackerman, 1997), China manages to deliver astronomical economic growth amidst rampant corruption (Li, Peng, 2001). To explain China’s puzzle, the essay first focuses on the causes of corruption and why it has yet to be eradicated, and then analyzes its economic impact in the short and long run.

Corruption is a complex political, social, and economic anomaly that negatively affects developing and developed countries. It weakens democratic institutions, holds economic development, widening the rich-poor gap and certainly leads to governmental instability. The World Bank definition of corruption states that “…the abuse of public office for private gain”.