Glossary of corruption-related terms
Do you know your baksheesh from your bribery? Your cronyism from your collusion? Read our evolving glossary of terms relating to corruption to find out what they all mean.
Sources:
U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre
Transparency International
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CLIENTELISM (see PATRONAGE)
CONTROLLED / UNCONTROLLED CORRUPTION
CRONYISM (see CLIENTELISM and PATRONAGE)
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GRAND CORRUPTION (see CORRUPTION, PETTY CORRUPTION and POLITICAL CORRUPTION)
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PATRONAGE (see CLIENTELISM)
PETTY CORRUPTION (see BUREAUCRATIC CORRUPTION)
POLITICAL CORRUPTION (see CORRUPTION, GRAND CORRUPTION, and PETTY CORRUPTION).
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SPORADIC CORRUPTION – the opposite of SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION.
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