Graft and Corruption
GRAFT AND CORRUPTION
A Report On the Subject Public Personnel Management
Masters in Government Management
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
August 3, 2003
DEFINITION GRAFT AND CORRUPTION
WHAT IS the exact definition of Graft and Corruption?
GRAFT
- is the acquisition of gain or advantage through abuse or misuse of one‘s position or influence, whether in politics, business or any other undertaking. It is an act performed by a civil servant or a group of civil servants, acting alone by himself or by themselves, without involving any person outside the bureaucracy or jeopardizing the performance of duties by another bureaucrat.
- It refers to the acquisition of gain in dishonest or questionable manner.
CORRUPTION
- has been defined as the misuse or abuse of public office for private gain both in government and the private sector. It comes in several illicit forms, including bribery, extortion, fraud, nepotism, graft, speed money, pilferage, theft, embezzlement, falsification of records, kickbacks, influence peddling and campaign contributions.
- is the perversion or destruction of integrity or fidelity in discharging public duties and responsibilities by bribery or favor. It entails the use of public power for private advantage in ways which transgresses some formal rule of law. It involves participants from within and outside of the bureaucracy.
- it ―refers to the use of public office for private gain or the betrayal of public trust for private gain," (National Anti-Corruption Framework and Strategy, 2000).
- rottenness: putrid matter: impurity: bribery.Source- Chambers Dictionary
According to common usage of term ―Corruption‖ of officials, we call corrupt a public servant who accepts gifts bestowed by a private person with the object of inducing him to give special consideration to the interests of the donor. Sometimes also the act of the officials offering such gifts or other tempting favors is implied in the concept. Extortion, i.e.
A Report On the Subject Public Personnel Management
Masters in Government Management
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
August 3, 2003
DEFINITION GRAFT AND CORRUPTION
WHAT IS the exact definition of Graft and Corruption?
GRAFT
- is the acquisition of gain or advantage through abuse or misuse of one‘s position or influence, whether in politics, business or any other undertaking. It is an act performed by a civil servant or a group of civil servants, acting alone by himself or by themselves, without involving any person outside the bureaucracy or jeopardizing the performance of duties by another bureaucrat.
- It refers to the acquisition of gain in dishonest or questionable manner.
CORRUPTION
- has been defined as the misuse or abuse of public office for private gain both in government and the private sector. It comes in several illicit forms, including bribery, extortion, fraud, nepotism, graft, speed money, pilferage, theft, embezzlement, falsification of records, kickbacks, influence peddling and campaign contributions.
- is the perversion or destruction of integrity or fidelity in discharging public duties and responsibilities by bribery or favor. It entails the use of public power for private advantage in ways which transgresses some formal rule of law. It involves participants from within and outside of the bureaucracy.
- it ―refers to the use of public office for private gain or the betrayal of public trust for private gain," (National Anti-Corruption Framework and Strategy, 2000).
- rottenness: putrid matter: impurity: bribery.Source- Chambers Dictionary
According to common usage of term ―Corruption‖ of officials, we call corrupt a public servant who accepts gifts bestowed by a private person with the object of inducing him to give special consideration to the interests of the donor. Sometimes also the act of the officials offering such gifts or other tempting favors is implied in the concept. Extortion, i.e.
References: August 27, 2000 4 The Revised Penal Code December 8, 1930 [As Amended by Republic Act No. 7659 (The Death Penalty Law)] (July 12, 1991) July 24, 2000 9 Instituting the ―Administrative Code of 1987‖ (July 25, 1987)