UNIT 2

Question 1

Corruption

Answer 1

A statutory crime committed by both the public and private
domains

Question 2

Consequences of corruption

Answer 2

1) a suffocated civil society
2) an economically unjustifiable public wage bill, designed to appease a
politically important minority of civil servants
3) profound inequalities in the distribution of income and wealth, lowered living standards especially for vulnerable groups
4) the marginalization of the State in global affairs
5) high level of external debt and degradation of the natural environment