Corruption
defined as the abuse of public power for personal ends
has always existed. During recent decades, however it
has grown both in terms of geographic
extent and intensity. Since the
mid 1970s. it has infiltrated virtually every country in the world. It was hoped
that the easing of political and economic restrictions
that characterized the 1990,
after the end of the cold war would
have gone some way to reducing this phenomenon.
Through increased openness resulting
from political pluralism and the
freedom of the press, the process of
democratization should, under
normal circumstances mobilize efforts
to overcome
corruption. However,
emergent democratizes are still fragile and seen to
find the task of tackling
established self interests a formidable one.
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