The Political Aspects of Corruption

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The Political Aspects of Corruption

• Bill Tupman
• University of Exeter

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Overview

• Who corrupts?
• Who is corrupted?
• How?
• What conditions facilitate corruption?
• Corruption and business practice
• Cultural differences

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Who corrupts?

• Multinational corporations
• Organised crime
• Government officials
• Relatives
• Friends

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Targets

• Personnel
• Profits
• Product
• Process
• Perimeter
• Popularity/ public image
• Plans

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Who is corrupted

• Underpaid
• unappreciated
• underpromoted
• greedy
• deviant

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How?

• Buy my guns and Ill give you a percentage
• make a policy decision in my favour
• dont offer contracts to open competition

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Cultural differences

• Your corruption is my normal business
  practice
• Your bribe is my mark of respect
• Guanxi networking or insider dealing?
• Patron-client relations