Our government... teaches the whole people by its example.  If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. 

--Louis Brandeis


 


  


Curbing Corruption - Unit 2: Causes of Corruption

 

Unit 2 Questions

Please answer each of the following questions.  If you are taking this course in a group you may then meet to discuss your answers.

  1. What is the difference between good governance and anticorruption?
  1. You learned of the major motivating factors for participating in corruption. Which, if any, have provided impetus for you to engage in either publicly or privately unethical behavior?
  1. In what way do you think the government or national environment determine whether or not corruption will occur?

 

Select Bibliography

D. Kaufmann (2005):Myths and Realities of Governance and Corruption. http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/pdf/2-1_Governance_and_Corruption_Kaufmann.pdf

Stapenhurst, R., Johnston, N., and Pelizzo, R. The Role of Parliament in Curbing Corruption. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2006.

Tanzi, Vito. International Monetary Fund. IMF.Corruption Around the World: Causes, Consequences, Scope and Cures. Washington, DC: IMF, 1998.

Waller, Christopher, Thierry Verdier, and Roy Gardner. "Corruption: Top Down or Bottom Up?." Economic Inquiry 40(2002): 688-703.

Internet Resources

Transparency International
www.transparency.org

Amnesty International
www.amnesty.org

 

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