Corruption

Government vs. Private Sector

Michael Conner
Presentation outline

Defne Corruption

Causes of Corruption

Efects of Corruption

The interrelation of corruption in the

government and the private sector
hat is Corruption!

"ccording to #S $egal

The a%use of political po&er %' the government

leaders to e(tract and accumulate for private
enrichment

To uses politicall' corrupt means to maintain

their hold on po&er.

To e(tract and accumulate &here government

o)cials use and a%use their hold on po&er to
e(tract from the private sector* from
government revenues* and from the econom' at
large
The purpose
Thomas +eferson &rote* ,The
purpose of government is to
ena%le the people of a nation to
live in safet' and happiness.
Government e(ists for the
interests of the governed* not for
the governors.-
The purpose
.ou cannot have development in toda'/s &orld
&ithout partnering &ith the private sector.
01illar' Clinton
2t is time for corporate "merica to %ecome 3the third
pillar/ of social change in our societ'*
complementing the frst t&o pillars of government
and philanthrop'. e need the entire private sector
to %egin committing itself not 4ust to ma5ing profts*
%ut to fulflling higher and larger purposes %'
contri%uting to %uilding a %etter &orld.
0Simon Main&aring
Causes
Self
Gain
Self
Gain
Pressur
es
Pressur
es
Scandal
s
Scandal
s
Efects
Economi
c Gro&th
Economi
c Gro&th
Political
Political
Social
S'stems
Social
S'stems
government
Corruption in the Government

$o&er economic gro&th

Distorted social perceptions of

democrac' and mar5ets

ea5en government

6egative efects on the countries allies

Private sector
Corruption in the Private Sector

$ac5 of a level pla'ing feld among all

%usinesses

$ess %usiness o&ners %ecause of the

costl' %usiness environment

$o&er the economic gro&th

interrelation

2t ta5es t&o people* private7government

or government7private* to ma5e a %ri%e
&or5

8oth entit' can have a negative efect

on the econom'

8oth can present a negative social

presentation of the countr'
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