Synonyms
Corruption
Blackmail; Bribery; Coercion; Crime; Crookedness; Degeneracy; Dishonesty; Exploitation; Extortion; Fraud; Fraudulence; Immorality; Impurity; Jobbery; Malfeasance; Misrepresentation; Moral; Nepotism; Profiteering; Racket; Shuffle; Trust; Unscrupulousness; Venality
Accountability
Answerability; Liability; Obligation; Reporting; Responsibility; Transparency
Definition
The most widely accepted definition of corruption is that provided by Transparency International (https://www.transparency.org/). According to this prestigious institution, corruption can be defined as “the abuse of power for private gain.” Recent years have seen a consensus in classifying corruption as grand, petty, and political, depending on the amount of money lost and the sector in which this occurs.
Grand corruption is the realization of acts at high levels of government which distort the policies or functioning of public administrations, in a manner that some benefit at the expense of public goods...
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Benito, B. (2016). Accountability and Corruption, Europe. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2291-1
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