Graft (politics) - Wikipedia
WEBGraft, as understood in American English, is a form of political corruption defined as the unscrupulous use of a politician's authority for personal gain. Political graft occurs when funds intended for public projects are intentionally misdirected in order to maximize the benefits to private interests. Political graft functions when the public ...
David Burnham, Times Reporter Who Exposed Police Graft, Dies at …
WEB1 day ago · Oct. 5, 2024 Updated 5:40 p.m. ET. David Burnham, a former investigative reporter for The New York Times whose exposé of corruption in the New York City Police Department in 1970 led to public ...
The Distribution of Executive Power and Corruption: A Meta …
WEB3 days ago · The relationship between constitutional features and corruption has been empirically investigated in over thirty years of research. Analysing the contradictions in quantitative scholarship on the relationship between electoral institutions and the quality of government, a recent review establishes that it is systems that emphasize a personal …
Haiti anti-graft investigators accuse top-ranking officials of corruption
WEB4 days ago · The Haitian government's anti-corruption agency charged five high-profile individuals with corruption on Wednesday, including three members of an interim governing council, over a scandal ...
Burdens, bribes, and bureaucrats: the political economy of petty ...
WEBApr 23, 2024 · In the corruption control literature, why people pay bribes and why public officials demand them is commonly explained by looking at the costs and expected benefits associated with corruption (Ades and Di Tella 1999; Kiltgaard 1988) and with social expectations regarding the probability or acceptance of corrupt behavior (Persson, …
Political corruption - Wikipedia
WEBPolitical corruption is the use of powers by government officials or their network contacts for illegitimate private gain. Forms of corruption vary, but can include bribery, lobbying, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, parochialism, patronage, …
Corruption - Our World in Data
WEBCorruption data usually comes from direct observation (e.g. law enforcement records and audit reports), or perception surveys (e.g. public opinion surveys or expert assessments). In this topic page, we discuss data from both sources and discuss their underlying limitations.
Singapore Ex-Minister Sentenced to Year in Jail After Graft ... - TIME
WEB4 days ago · Since the start of this year, Iswaran was charged with 35 counts including graft. He was alleged to have obtained more than S$403,000 ($313,000) in luxury goods including tickets to musicals and ...
What is corruption? - Transparency.org
WEBWe define corruption as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. Corruption erodes trust, weakens democracy, hampers economic development and further exacerbates inequality, poverty, social division and the environmental crisis.
Fact Sheet: U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption
WEBDec 6, 2021 · Building and expanding accountable, effective, and resilient security institutions to target corruption in finance, acquisition, and human resources functions. Reinvigorating U.S. participation...