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The List Of Core Corrupt Acts

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The following is the list of core corrupt acts, classified by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: bribery, embezzlement, theft, fraud, extortion, nepotism, favoritism, and clientelism. However, it is important to note that this is not an exhaustive list. Progressive development could enlarge this list to include other acts in the future. Since, bribery is frequently found and seen as “popular” among white-collar employees, like higher government officials, I am going to address to this kind of a corruption.
Bribery perhaps is the most widespread form of corruption. In the opinion of Santoro and Strauss (2013), bribery is the giving, offering, soliciting or receiving of any valuable item to influence or sway the actions of those with power or officials in discharge of legal or public duty. In other words, it is giving or receiving something of value to influence a transaction. A crime is considered completed when the demand side receives benefit from the supply side (who pays the bribe). Bribery always involves at least two primary parties. Both raise serious ethical and legal issues and involve a breach of trust and duty of both parties. Sometimes bribe is offered willingly and sometimes it is received forcibly. Sometimes you bribe an officer for getting an undue advantage and sometimes you have to pay this compulsory fee for obtaining your right. The government that is run by corrupt officials is the worst of all forms of government. The government is responsible

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