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BRIBERY 2 Bribery Bribery is defined as the act of giving special favors, which can be monetary, material, or immaterial, to the bribe recipient to alter the objective views and actions towards an... event or ideology. The bribes are often given when the giver is sure that the probability of the recipient changing their views or behaviors to the benefit of the bribe giver is almost negligible. The forms through which bribery can be effected vary with the specific contexts involved. Some of the major ways through which bribe is effected include giving out money, property, preferment, promotion, privilege, or rights to action to the bribe receiver who would otherwise not get the favors or treatments in normal instances. Bribery has since been noted to have many negative consequences on businesses, government operations, and interpersonal relations. Promoters of Bribery While bribery is considered as a vice that should not be tolerated in a civilized society, it continues to thrive as part of the mainstream economic systems. A number of reasons have been cited to promote the growth of bribery and corruption, especially in developing nations. The first major reason for bribery is unbalanced demand and supply. In many instances, the demand for specific services far outweigh the relative supply. This leads to a stiff competition for the services. A notable example is the limited nature of government contracts which compels many firms to institute multiple measures to win the limited contracts. Another reason why bribery thrives in government is the low remuneration rates for government officials (Wrage, 2007). This compels many of the officials to adopt alternative measures to generate extra revenue. The result is increased cased of bribery and favoritism in the award of tenders. Further, This study source was downloaded by 100000793680026 from CourseHero.com on 05-17-2021 09:18:47 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/29162947/Briberydocx/ This study resource was shared via CourseHero.comBRIBERY 3 briber can be associated by the lack of accountability in many government systems. As such, an environment in which bribery thrives is created and sustained. Delays in completion of some critical social or economic projects is also cited as a possible reason for advanced cases of bribery. In many instances, such delays are deliberate efforts by the government officials to solicit money from the electorate to accomplish some of their demands. Also, the absence of robust anti-corruption agencies in developing countries has also been viewed as a reason behind the worrying levels of bribery and corruption in the countries. In some instances, the absence of political goodwill means that anticorruption bosses who seem committed to eliminate the vice from the public domains are either sent packing or assassinated. As a result, corruption has been given the ample space to thrive, governmental agencies hardly interfering with its course (Wrage, 2007). Neither are the courts left behind in the solution of the anticorruption cases. Analyses of the trends of bribery shows that the law enforcement agencies and the judges in the corruption-laden countries are often bribed to delivery rulings in favor of a specific sect. The courts have thus been transformed into platforms for sanitizing corruption and bribery. In other instances, the slow progression of court cases allow for witness interference and subsequent collapse of the cases. Types of Bribery in Contemporary World There are several instances when bribery has been noted to develop roots in the society. The first common form of bribery is that involving public officials. In this case, the public officials may be the briber of the recipient of the bribe. In cases where the public official is the recipient of the bribe, they are often expected to manipulate [Show More]

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