Synonyms
Abuse of power; Bribery; Graft; Immorality
Definition
The misuse of public power for private interest.
Introduction: Agreements and Disagreements about Political Corruption
Corruptionis an evocative and pejorative term that is used in political contexts to express rage, disappointment and usually also a call for a change. Political corruption, which refers to abuse of public power, is one of the most discussed issues all over the world since the end of the cold war. The prominence role of corruption during the year 2015 and the first months of 2016 can demonstrate this point. For example, in the United States of America, the most established democracy in the world, the candidates’ talk about corruption in American politics was one of the reasons for the popularity of the candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election, Donald Trump, or of the candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of Berny Sanders. The leader of...
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Navot, D. (2018). Political Corruption. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20928-9_889
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