ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT: ANTI-CORRUPTION MEASURES

Year 2015, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 63 - 80, 01.12.2015

Coşkun Can Aktan

Abstract

Unethical behavior in government is viewed as a situation where there is fraudulent or dishonest conduct or improper behaviour by people who are in a position or power. Bribery, extortion, embezzlement, the use of legislated powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain, nepotism, rent seeking etc. are some examples for unethical behavior in government.
How to deal with unethical behavior in government?. How to curb corruption? Experience demonstrates that establishing an ethical government is not an easy task. There is no single approach to curb (political) corruption effectively. Instead, controlling (political) corruption requires a wide range of strategies.This descriptive survey aims to explore the anti-corruptions measures in general.

Keywords

corruption, political corruption, anti-corruption measures

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