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Corruption

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This chapter discusses the nature and typology of corruption, including “conflicts of interest,” “regulatory and institutional capture,” the “revolving door” phenomena, and “gaming of systems.” It argues that incorporating an institutional corruption lens into the field of global bioethics would help advance the global bioethics discourse. The chapter concludes by reviewing key reform strategies – such as proscription, independent monitoring, incentive design mechanisms, transparency and disclosure initiatives, blinding, ethics education, deliberation and ethical persuasion – that may help mitigate specific instances of corruption and contribute to building institutional integrity and trustworthiness.

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  1. Division of Medical Ethics, Department of Population Health, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Jennifer E. Miller

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  1. Center for Healthcare Ethics, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Henk ten Have

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Miller, J.E. (2016). Corruption. In: ten Have, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09483-0_124

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