Report Outline – Corruption in Developing Countries

Introduction
“Corruption is referred as misuse of power and authority to conduct fraudulent
activities. It is abuse of power which is poisoning the society especially
developing countries where corrupt officers and politicians do excessive level of
corruption by joining hands.

Body
1. Corruption is major dilemma of developing countries because it gives
injustice and immoral practice to the society.
a. Corruption in developing countries is perceived as normal practice
because people are not much literate.
b. Governments do not make serious efforts to strong the country’s
economy.
c. Corruption is root cause of all problems in the country as it destroys
the economy, merit, justice system, education system and moral
practices.
2. Corruption is in different forms and types which lead to stolen of public
money either way.
a. Bribery is most common practice of corruption where people bribe
the officer to get their work done.
b. Embezzlement of funds is usually done by government officials who
stole the public money through cheating.
c. Patronage is form of corruption where favoritism is given to the
people in jobs surpassing the merit criteria.
d. By taking kickbacks, officials award the contract to someone who
does not deserve.
e. Electoral fraud is common practice in developing countries where
elections are not free and fair.
3. Accountability, transparency and across the board justice can control the
corruption to minimum level.
a. RTI Act developed by some countries where ordinary people can
access the public related information.
b. There are also different committees who do check and balance on
government projects.
c. Heavy fines should be imposed on officers taking bribes and
imprisonment of such officers is considered.
 Conclusion
Concluding the report it is stated that corruption is a serious concern of
developing countries. It is because of corruption that developing countries remain
in same stage even after decades because it damages the administrative system
of the country. It is strongly recommended that anti-corruption measures should
be implemented seriously so that corruption can be curbed.”