The CONCEPT OF CORRUPTION: A THEORETICAL EXPOSITION
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https://doi.org/10.55314/tsg.v2i2.98Keywords:
Corruption, theory, developed countries, developing countriesAbstract
This paper examines the theories and conceptual definitions of corruption. It explores the manifestation of corruption in both developed and developing countries. Methodologically, the paper adopted a qualitative research technique of data collection through the content analysis of empirical studies conducted by classical and contemporary scholars. Some of the theoretical thrusts in the analysis of corruption in this work are the Idealist, Functionalist theories and Political economy approach. After thorough and careful assessment of the scholarly views on corruption, the paper discovered that the menace of corruption also manifest in developed countries but it is more acute in developing countries of the world
Keywords: Corruption, theory, developed countries, developing countries
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