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Social Construction of Corruption in Developing World

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Acceptance of corruption; Normalization of corruption; Socialization of corruption

Corruption perception is not society neutral, somewhat a constructed idea that emerges from multidimensional social relationships, and understanding varies in different cultural and social background. In developing nations, public understanding of corruption rooted in historical inheritance and realized in the sociopolitical structural setting of the society. It is crucial to grasp the social reality of corruption in a developing country to take any meaningful anti-corruption measures and understand the social dynamics of corruption that lies in the core of society.

Defining Social Construction of Corruption

The social construction of corruption can be defined as the collective understanding of a society through which people perceived the notion of corruption and interpret it in a social context. Social construction varies in different societies and determines the behavior of people to...

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  1. Department of Government and Politics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Mohammad Sajedur Rahman & Nurul Huda Sakib

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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Ali Farazmand

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Rahman, M.S., Sakib, N.H. (2020). Social Construction of Corruption in Developing World. 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_3934-1

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