The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Reducing Corruption
Quote:
“The people practice the corruption because is the easy way to do his jobs and resolve his problems, and they just follow the example, and because they say that the people who practice that is the smart people”
Learning Expectation:
The leadership desires Corruption is self-defeating and therefore will work for its dissolution. A good leadership worths best in a society no matter what.
Review:
Corruption is said to be an act done with intent to give some advantage inconsistent with official duty and the rights of others. It includes bribery, but is more comprehensive; because an act may be corruptly done, though the advantage to be derived from it be not offered by another. Corruption has been around for a very long time and will be around in the future unless governments can figure out effective ways to combat it. This is not going to be easy, since much public corruption can be traced to government intervention in the economy, policies aimed at liberalization, stabilization, deregulation, and privatization can sharply reduce the opportunities for rent-seeking behavior and corruption. Where government regulations are pervasive, however, and government officials have discretion in applying them, individuals are often willing to offer bribes to officials to circument the rules and, sad to relate, officials are occasionally tempted to accept these bribes.
Lessons Learned:
Corruption from my point of view is like a disease that eats a country up. i think that corruption retards growth because when u always have to bribe your way through getting things done, then it practically mean that you are preventing another resourceful person from achieving his or her goal. the ‘who you know’ system is so bad that even when it comes to schooling, the good students are left to stay home and the unintelligent ones take their place only because they don’t have the money to pay to get admission.this is a peculiar issue in my country which is destroying it because at the end of the day,the schools produce very poor commodities who cant even think on their feet and as such stops creative thinking. therefore, i think that for a country to progress, it needs a corrupt free environment”
Integrative Questions:
1. What are the plans of government for changes to the current system and to create laws to protect whistle blowers?
2. What articles write to your local newspaper when you see corruption in action?
3. How many of the campaigns to fight against corruption?
4. Is there for a for good governance around the world ?
5. Is there a global phenomenon of corruption?