Essays about: "power and corruption"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 68 essays containing the words power and corruption.

  1. 6. Is there a proper way to combat corruption? : A comparison of the anti-corruption strategies of Iran, Thailand, Denmark, and Singapore

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Solsaga Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Corruption; Anti-corruption strategies; Singapore; Denmark; Iran; Thailand;

    Abstract : Corruption exists in all societies, and often takes place behind closed doors. Corruption can take many different forms, such as when public employees demand or accept payment or favours in exchange for their services, when politicians misuse public funds or give public contracts or jobs to their friends, family, or sponsors, or when businesses bribe officials to secure advantageous agreements (Transparency, n. READ MORE

  2. 7. Persistence of Human Rights violations in Colombia : A pre - and post peace treaty analysis

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Gerardo Vasquez; [2023]
    Keywords : Colombia; Latin america; peace process;

    Abstract : Latin American politics in recent years has caused a stir worldwide. Amid social uprisings, power fluctuations between opposing political thoughts, cases of corruption, and human rights violations, one of the cases that stands out the most in the region is the Colombian one. READ MORE

  3. 8. Politics in the Skies - A Qualitative Analysis of Global Jet Fighter Sales and the Struggles of Sweden's Gripen, compared with offers from France and the United States

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Anders Grandien; Carl-Johan Lindström; [2023]
    Keywords : Procurement; Fighter Jet; Offset-agreements; Corruption; Geopolitics;

    Abstract : The complex dynamics of the worldwide jet fighter market are examined in this paper, with a special emphasis on the factors that influence procurement choices and Sweden's disproportionate representation in corruption cases. Our research reveals a market environment dominated by geopolitical power, financial incentives, and superior products. READ MORE

  4. 9. FEAR THE OUSTED! HOW VESTED INTERESTS FIGHT BACK The Case of Georgia

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Teona Zurabashvili; [2021-10-13]
    Keywords : nti-corruption reforms; vested interests; fight back; Georgia;

    Abstract : The literature that discusses the anti-corruption reforms' failure in transitional countries departs from the assumption that the vested interests represent one of the critical stumbling-blocks for the reforms. The previous researches demonstrate that the political elite's reluctance towards the reforms significantly underpins power elites' success to preserve their vested interests. READ MORE

  5. 10. THE MURDER BUSINESS

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

    Author : Stoianov Dumitru; [2021-07-30]
    Keywords : corruption; Moldova; Kaufland; misuse of power;

    Abstract : The subject of my investigation, called “The Murder Business”1, if defined in one word, is corruption. On one hand this corruption depicts the vulnerability of Moldovan legal system to protect such fundamental rights (as defined by Moldovan Constitution) as private property and right to life2. READ MORE