7/24/2019 Corruption Ethics
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CORRUPTION
Bribery
Offering something, usually money, to gain an illicit
advantage
Grease payments small and given to petty ofcials to expedite
performance of routine activities
Legal Frameworo !grease payments" vs# !corrupt payments"
$oor %ffected &ost
'f you got a lot of poverty, it is difcult to reverse that trend
and corruption further slows(prevents the recovery#
$overty invites corruption and corruption exacerbates
poverty#
)hannels resources from social sectors into capital*intensive
pro+ects where opportunities to tae bribes are
greater
educes the ability to collect taxes
-eters honest(upright people from government service
Business startups delayed
o .conomic growth and efciency is hindered
o 'n /ingapore, it is extremely easy to start a business# 'n 0
minutes, you could start a legitimate
business#
Guanxi
/ocial interactions, reciprocation, relationship building
1hen does thisguanxicross the line into corruption2 .#g#
&ooncaes and $rincelings
-eontological $osition
Bribery is an intentional violation of a binding moral duty
$erson demanding(accepting bribe
o 3ou don4t want to mae it a universal rule to accept corrupt
payments# 5$rinciple of 6niversality7
o 6sing people solely as a cash cow does not full $rinciple of
8umanity
6tilitarian $osition
'n the long term, people could be ned, could be in prison,
overall much more unhappiness and pain
3ou are not going to end up with the best building pro+ect, you
are +ust ending up with the one that pays the most#
-istrust in government
'ncrease in anti*government sentiments
)an lead to riots and protests
9ustice as Fairness
%s a society, should we encourage or prevent corrupt
practices2
:# 1ould the Principle of Equal Libertybe violated by putting
laws against corruption in place2 ;o#
e and patronage lending#
)orporate )orruption
)hief of G/? in 6?#
