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    Corruption: Roots, Challenges, Solutions
    Corruption: Roots, Challenges, Solutions
    Corruption: Roots, Challenges, Solutions
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    Corruption: Roots, Challenges, Solutions

    By Domenic Marbaniang

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    The very term “corruption” indicates an aberration on, a departure from, and a violation of something essentially good. The idea of what is good, however, precedes the idea of its perversion. To decry corruption without accepting the original ideal that it contradicts is equal to boxing against the wind. One can only know something is corrupt if one possesses a clear vision of its ideal, perfect, and uncorrupted form.A corruption free government is itself a law. It’s like the law of gravity or the law of aerodynamics. It is the way it functions. The functioning creates the experience of Justice, Liberty, and Equality. The letter of the Law is not the chief point of focus. The spirit of the Law is important; and, the spirit of the Law is Justice, Liberty, and Equality

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDomenic Marbaniang
    Release dateJan 16, 2014
    ISBN9781311646866
    Corruption: Roots, Challenges, Solutions
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    Domenic Marbaniang

    Domenic Marbaniang is Christian writer, musician, and minister.

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      Corruption - Domenic Marbaniang

      CORRUPTION

      Roots, Challenges, Solutions

      Copyright 2013, 2014 Domenic Marbaniang

      Published by Domenic Marbaniang at Smashwords

      A greater part of this book is a paper presented at the CMS Consultation, Pune 2013

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your enjoyment only, then please return to Smashwords.com or your favorite retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Moral and Economic Roots

      Theories of Corruption

      Conclusion

      Solutions

      Bibliography

      Introduction

      The very term corruption indicates an aberration on, a departure from, and a violation of something essentially good. The idea of what is good, however, precedes the idea of its perversion. To decry corruption without accepting the original ideal that it contradicts is equal to boxing against the wind. One can only know something is corrupt if one possesses a clear vision of its ideal, perfect, and uncorrupted form. This was what Plato attempted to do in The Republic; he attempted to paint a clear picture of what justice is, in essence, to avoid all the confusion that went to the extent of justifying injustice as just. It landed him in the theory of forms and ideas, of course, and prompted him to prescribe that no one should sit in a place of political authority unless he or she has first had a clear vision of the ideas (or, let’s say, the ideal). While some would disagree on this point, one can’t disagree that to claim corruption as an evil is to make a statement about morality.

      This paper aims to first unravel the moral-economic roots of corruption and then philosophically look at a few theories of corruption. While at the heart of corruption is the problem of sin, this cannot be an excuse for not looking at political solutions to the problem of corruption itself. There have been (and are) political instances where the level of corruption was low, which indicates that a corruption-free polity is a possibility. Also, the divine institution of political authority was for the purpose of ensuring justice (Romans 13:1-7), which would be nonsensical if it weren’t practical. So, there is hope. Now, it is not necessary that such a political authority were Christian in faith

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