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What is Grand Corruption

Chapter 6
World Politics and the Challenges for International Security
Is defined as corruption occurring at the highest levels of government in a way that requires significant subversion of the political, legal, and economic systems. Such corruption is commonly found in countries with authoritarian or dictatorial governments but also in those without adequate policing of corruption. The government system in many countries is divided into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches in an attempt to provide independent services that are less subject to grand corruption due to their independence from one another.
Published in Chapter:
Negative Effects of Corruption on the Global Level
Irakli Kervalishvili (Georgian Technical University, Georgia)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9586-2.ch006
Abstract
Corruption is a form of dishonesty or criminal offense undertaken by a person or organization entrusted with a position of authority to acquire illicit benefit or abuse power for one's private gain. Corruption may include many activities including bribery and embezzlement, though it may also involve practices that are legal in many countries. Political corruption occurs when an officeholder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for personal gain. Corruption is most commonplace in kleptocracies, oligarchies, narco-states, and mafia states. Corruption can occur on different scales. Corruption ranges from small favors between a small number of people (petty corruption) to corruption that affects the government on a large scale (grand corruption) and corruption that is so prevalent that it is part of the everyday structure of society, including corruption as one of the symptoms of organized crime.
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Chapter 5
The Impact of Corruption on Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis between Europe and MENA Countries
Consists of acts committed at a high level of government that distort policies or the central functioning of the state, enabling leaders to benefit at the expense of the public good.
Published in Chapter: The Impact of Corruption on Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis between Europe and MENA Countries; From: Handbook of Research on Comparative Economic Development Perspectives on Europe and the MENA Region
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Chapter 3
Corruption and Anti-Corruption Reform in Central Asia
Adapting the definition by Transparency International, corruption through bribery or extortion occurring at higher levels of government.
Published in Chapter: Corruption and Anti-Corruption Reform in Central Asia; From: Economic, Educational, and Touristic Development in Asia
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