PLCY 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Embezzlement, Meritocracy, Transparency International
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Klitgaard 1988: when an individual illicitly puts personal interests above those of the people and ideals he or she is pledged to serve. Rose-ackerman 1999: self-interest not tapped for public purposes . Widely accepted: the use of public office for private gain. Bribery: taking payment for service-quid pro quo exchange. Structure of institutions--limited oversight and few consequences tenacity of corruption. Example: man who stole deceased estate was transferred. Example: corruption is not our culture t-shirts. 82% say corruption is a problem in district. 70% officials admitted to being corrupt in last six months. Making people aware their performance is being monitored. But corruption highest in most and least democratic countries: inverted u deep democratization . These actions must have consequences teeth . Asked to people of the area, general population. Quality of government institute (university of gothenburg) Varieties of democracy project (university of gothenburg) Those answering the survey don"t have complete information.
