POLS 3000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Nepotism, Moral Economy
10 Nov 2016
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Corruption is the use of public powers in order to achieve private goals. Corruption occurs when there is no distinction between one"s obligation to the state and one"s obligation to family, friends, or ethnic groups. Ex. nepotism: using your position of power to get things for your family or give them positions of power too. In a state with a suffocating amount of rules, corruption can sometimes be a way to solve problems and get things done. Corruption can take place on a lower scale. Can be the facilitator that allows things to get done. What is public and what is private may not be clear in the first place in some societies. In all african countries [corruption is] a common and routine element of the functioning of the administrative apparatus, from top to bottom (olivier de sardan, p. Corruption is widespread and at every level, every country and everyone does it.
