Hierarchies of corruption in Eastern Europe - Romania

Perhaps he believed it too. However, the rest of the country knew it was not true. What one believes to be true and what is true, at times could be worlds apart.

Corruption very well falls in this category. When corruption takes place, some people know that what they are doing is corruption and is wrong and in most cases against the law. Others not only may not even be aware that they are taking part in corrupt activities, but also believe that their choice of action is in the name of survival, thus making it OK. In fact if the result of the transaction is favorable in other words it lives up to expectations, the players will be quiet proud.

But what is corruption? While one may find different definitions depending on the source, and even more so when it becomes a matter of opinion, here is one definition that tries to encompass corruption the best.

Corruption is any agreement between parties to act or refrain from acting in violation of the Public Trust for profit or gain in either the private or public sector.

The definition leads us to the two different types of corruption: One is when the party taking the bribe will act against the law to give

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Why is that? It is because in the poor countries people need to eat. The point is I did not think of it as bribe, I did not even stop to think of it period. The problem was he did not just see anyone. As stupid as they are, they do know this: if applying enough pressure people will pay up if they want to get anywhere. And we have the police officer that not only accepts the bribe but also expects it; in fact he sets up the stage. This is how a corrupt political system converts, even those few honest people it has, into corrupted elements of society. Government and high-ranking officials, private and public sector combined. It is true, that in Romania not every corrupt act arises out of the need for food.

Now that we know what corruption is and how it takes places, the question is why? Why do people become vulnerable to corruption? Understanding the reasons and causes or circumstances of corruption will in turn lead us to understand the pyramid of corruption.

But the real cause of corruption comes from the very top where we have the richest and the most corrupt. They will purposely withhold the services or licenses from people that are entitled to them, just so corruption could flourish. In western countries, or more developed countries the motivation for corruption could be political first, or cultural first.

First, I attempt to establish what I believe to be the hierarchy of corruption and then elaborate to support my thesis.

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Approximate Word count = 3185
Approximate Pages = 13 (250 words per page double spaced)

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