Corruption
* affects poor people much more than rich people
  - the number of firms in a free entry equilibrium
* also contributes to the fragility of the Indonesian economy
  - discourages investment
  - hinders political and economic transparency, necessary in a democracy
* barrier to good government.
* becomes a way of life, institutionalized in the government.
* bedevils police forces, court systems, the customs service, and even the military.
* blocks social and economic progress and undermines faith in government.
* can also play a positive social role because it way of re-distributing wealth
  - be graft or abuse of power and other unlawful things
  - cast apocalyptic spells of death and destruction
  - defeat any effort to use public power for a public purpose
  - have a direct influence on business success
  - occur at all levels in society and in all countries
  - undermine local government credibility and can deepen urban poverty
* cancer that destroys our world from within.
* cause of some non-payment.
* causes inefficiency and unfairness
  - people to lose faith
  - vast sums of money to be mis-allocated by public officials
* challenges the popular legitimacy of democratic institutions.
* complex social, political and economic phenomenon.
* constant in human history.
* continues to divert public funds into the pockets of corrupt officials.
* creates political instability and conflict.
* crime against humanity.
* curse and an attack on the functions of any civilised society.
* debilitates and destabilizes government institutions.
* deep-rooted disease in India.
* difficult problem to speak of or solve.
* dilutes the influence of an individual voter.
* direct attack on the institution of democratic government.
* discourages foreign investment and disrupts normal business practices.
* distorts the decision making of both the public and the private sectors
  - market's allocative mechanisms and powers
* drains countries of their vitality and erodes democracy.
* drives up costs and causes economic distortions.
* emerges as a core poverty issue
  - key poverty issue
* exists everywhere.
* exists in both government and business
  - every society, but in many developing countries, it's pervasive
* feeds and grows on government regulations and control.
* hampers economic growth, discourages public and private investment and worsens poverty.
* has a devastating economic and social impact
  - long heritage in the archipelago
  - subliminal effect on young people
  - deep historical roots in Brazil and other developing countries
  - harmful effects on society
  - many victims, especially when it involves courts and law enforcement agencies
  - social, political and economic dimension redtapism is the father of corruption
* hinders growth of domestic business just as much as acquiring foreign direct investment.
* impacts severely on law enforcement.
* impedes economic efficiency
  - growth and investment and penalizes the poor
* implies acquiring wealth or other benefits through illegal means.
* increases because the government is giving away money.
* indeed has a long history in India.
* inevitably leads to political decline.
* infects both rich and poor nations.
* involves the abuse of public office for private gain.
* irrefutably exists at the highest levels of the Colombian government.
* is also prevalent within other departments belonging to the criminal justice system
  - an ever-present influence throughout the political hierarchy
* is another force of environmental destruction
  - major contributor to forest destruction
  - problem in transitioning economies
  - anything that diminishes the good
  - as old as man, according to some people
  - believed to be widespread at all levels
* is both a governance and a developmental issue
  - personal and systemic
  - common within Lebanese law enforcement agencies
  - criminalized in many countries
  - decay
  - deeply rooted in our totalitarian past
  - degradations
  - dishonesty
* is endemic and reaches all levels of government
  - at every level of the Liberian government
* is endemic in Guatemala and permeates all levels of government
  - Russian society
  - many Asian countries, including China
* is endemic in the government bureaucracy, civil service, and business
  - land of the unfree
  - within the political and military establishments
* is everywhere and the poorest people of the world suffer the most
  - widely accepted as a fact of life
  - evident at every level of the judicial system
  - global in nature
  - hard to control as there is no strong national government
  - human activities
  - immorality
  - incipient in all human societies and in most activities
  - inducements
  - inherent in every political System
  - inseparable from capitalism
  - institutionalized throughout the entire forest industry
  - integral to the organization of crime
  - lewdness and idol worship
  - motivated by personal gain and self-interest
  - multifaceted and takes on different forms
  - negligible in only two countries - Tunisia and Botswana
  - now at the top of the public agenda in most Asian countries
* is often an expression of selfish indifference for authorities and their power systems
  - at the root of environmental problems
  - the price the church pays when it enjoys the favor of government
  - one face of injustice
* is one of the most serious problems facing the world today
  - security risks
  - world's oldest and best established vices
  - species of system breakdown
* is part and parcel of the U.S. electoral system
  - of how government is run in the Philippines
  - perceived as a social evil
  - pervasive among customs, immigration and police personnel
* is pervasive at all levels of government
  - officialdom
  - in government and business
  - present at many levels
* is prevalent and much crime is tied to commercial activity
  - in Egypt
  - rampant among government officials
  - related to many local and global issues
  - reportedly pervasive throughout the government, civil service, and business sectors
  - rife and reaches into every aspect of life
* is rife in Ukraine at all levels of the bureaucracy
  - the police force and civil service
  - still widespread in many government departments
* is the abuse of offices of trust for private gain
  - act of taking the loot and looking the other way
  - dirty laundry of any agency, organization, or country
  - foundation on which public management and economic relations are built
  - greatest eroding factor in a society
  - largest impediment to investment
  - market for official discretion
  - number one enemy of respect for law, strict enforcement of law and justice
  - unwritten official court policy
  - use of public resources for private ends
  - worst form of disrespect
  - their way of life
  - universal and contagious
  - very harmful for a society and country
  - well entrenched in many countries in which Australian companies do business
* is widespread in Bulgaria, including among police and customs officials
  - Nigerian government and society
  - all branches of government
  - yet another legacy of the colonial and apartheid eras
* is, of course, present in developed countries.
* main factor in the collapse of the Indonesian economy.
* major obstacle to economic development
  - part of science, when it can take over physics in such an unlimited way
* major problem in Guatemalan society
* manifests itself as extortion.
* misallocation of capital, where resources are directed for noneconomic purposes.
* natural consequence of personal politics.
* normal political practice in many countries.
* pernicious and pervasive social evil.
* pervades daily life even in the prim and often hectoring countries of the West
  - nearly every aspect of Indian life
* pervasive way of life in our society, and it is worse in many other countries.
* plays a major role in deforestation.
* poses a heavy burden disproportionately on the poor.
* pre-requisite to success in Capitalism.
* remains a major barrier to private and public transactions
  - challenge to building democratic institutions of government
  - obstacle in poorer countries
  - problem with certain government officials
  - serious problem in all nations, affecting all parts of society
* respects no borders, knows no economic distinctions, and infects all forms of government.
* rot that chokes off economies and undermines political legitimacy.
* serious economic problem.
* societal problem that manifests at domestic and international levels.
* spans a whole spectrum of unethical, immoral, illegitimate and illegal human activities.
* still exists in government offices
  - plays a major role in the university admission process
  - thrives, along with the black market
* subtle concept that can only be measured relative to a user's intent.
* subverts democratic institutions and destroys the free market system.
* takes many forms.
* threatens to undermine the legitimacy of governments.
* thus deters international trade and, consequently, hinders economic growth.
* transnational crime that calls for concerned international action
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* undermines good governance and the effective use of scarce aid resources
  - the foundations of sustainable development in all developing countries
* universal phenomena and cuts across both developed and developing companies.
* weakens financial systems and the rule of law on which economic growth depends.
+ Crime in India, Corruption and police misconduct
  * Corruption is widespread in India. In India, corruption takes the form of bribes, evasion of tax and exchange controls, embezzlement, etc.
  * It could be an entire government doing what they say is good, but instead oppress people, or even a computer program which either gets technical malfunctions or gets infected with a computer virus. Corruption is very harmful for a society and country
  - India: Crime by country :: India
  * Crime' is present in various forms in 'India'. Organized crime include drug trafficking, gunrunning, money laundering, extortion, murder for hire, fraud, human trafficking and poaching. Many criminal operations engage in black marketeering, political violence, religiously motivated violence, terrorism, and abduction. Other crimes are homicide, robbery, assault etc. Property crimes include burglary, theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Corruption is a significant problem