Perception of Public Corruption : Exploring the Dissonance between Oriental and Occidental Attitudes
The concept of corruption is inherently ensconced in the concept of public morality; rather, corruption is a deviation from the standards of public morality. Variation in the incidence and extent of corruption across different cultures and epochs of history leads us to a vital question: whether the standards of public morality are universal or local in nature? The notion that the standards of public morality vary in different parts of the world has given birth to the ideas of ムcultural embeddedness of corruptionメ, significantly hampering the development of theoretical explanations of the phenomenon. Central puzzle this paper tries to solve is the validity or otherwise of above- mentioned claims. This has been done with the help of comparative qualtitative and quantitative analysis of the perceptions of the public servants belonging to two entirely different regions, cultures, and societies i.e, Australia and Pakistan. The first part of the paper delineats the theoritical debate on the culture-bound nature of corruption and the second part provides empirical corroboration for ascertaining the validity of above debate. Comparative analysis of the data collected from two different cultures and societies help us in resolving an archaic and yet unsettled debate regarding the culture and region specific attitudes towards public corruption
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2010
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Authors: | Noor, Muhammad Tahir |
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[2010]: [S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Korruption | Corruption | Öffentliche Meinung | Public opinion | Meinung | Opinion |
Description of contents: | Abstract [papers.ssrn.com] |
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