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  2. Corruption - Wikipedia

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    Corruption includes industrial corruption, consisting of large bribes, as well as petty corruption such as a poacher paying off a park ranger to ignore poaching. The presence of fuel extraction and export is unambiguously associated with corruption, whereas mineral exports only increased corruption in poorer countries.

  3. Corruption in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Theodore Roosevelt was a major figure in the Progressive Era, leading the efforts of trustbusting. The Teapot Dome scandal was a major instance of corruption during the Presidency of Warren G. Harding. Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall had accepted bribes from oil companies in exchange for access to government petroleum reserves. After ...

  4. Appearance of corruption - Wikipedia

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    These facts cause some profitable project cannot be implemented, and as a result, corruption leads to a decrease in private investment; [8] the impacts of corruption on public investment are disputed, but among all the statements, most economists believe that corruption leads to an increase in public investment since corrupt officials have more ...

  5. Economics of corruption - Wikipedia

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    Economic causes of corruption; Rent-seeking in the public offices, including Judiciary; Corruption as an economic behavior, e.g. game-theoretic explanation; Demand for and Supply of corruption, the optimal level of corruption, the optimal level of bribery, the efficiency of the market in corruption

  6. Political corruption - Wikipedia

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    Education forms the basis and the fabric in which a society is transformed and different facets of well-being are shaped. Corruption in higher education has been prevalent and calls for immediate intervention. Increased corruption in higher education has led to growing global concern among governments, students and educators and other stakeholders.

  7. Corruption in India - Wikipedia

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    Corruption in India is an issue which affects economy of central, state, and local government agencies. Corruption is blamed for stunting the economy of India. [1] A study conducted by Transparency International in 2005 recorded that more than 62% of Indians had at some point or another paid a bribe to a public official to get a job done.

  8. Corruption in local government - Wikipedia

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    Corruption in local government refers to the misuse of public office and resources by individuals in positions of power at the local level for personal gain or the benefit of select groups. It involves the abuse of entrusted authority, bribery, embezzlement, fraud, nepotism, and other forms of illicit activities that undermine the integrity and ...

  9. Political scandal - Wikipedia

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    In politics, a political scandal is an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage. Politicians, government officials, party officials and lobbyists can be accused of various illegal, corrupt, unethical or sexual practices. [1]