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Stephen Gardiner’s definition of the concept of moral corruption is outlined, and it is proposed to reformulate it, inspired by Kant’s account of “radical evil”. It is argued that moral corruption is a self-deceptive form of trying to maintain one’s convenient status quo.
Apr 1, 2013 · Drawing on historical and contemporary evidence from Great Britain and Italy, this article examines actions that fall under official definitions of corruption and actions that are not illegal but are widely regarded as morally corrupt.
- Italo Pardo
- 2013
Oct 20, 2013 · Corruption rarely passes the utilitarian examination of a welfare-based ethical perspective. According to utilitarian scholars, an action is morally permissible if the resulting consequences create more benefit than cost, more happiness than sadness, or more pleasure than pain (Sandel, 2009).
Jul 18, 2018 · What types of behavior in governance are in conflict with those moral values and norms? Corruption as private profit from public power clearly opposes those values and norms, but the integrity approach distinguishes more types of behavior that violate valid moral norms and values.
- L. W. J. C. Huberts
- 2018
National-level strategies of corruption prevention include setting up powerful anti-corruption agencies, adopting inspection systems, prosecuting and convicting corrupt officials, and encouraging whistle-blowing against corruption.
Apr 18, 2024 · To examine the moral dimension of public opinion toward corruption, we focus on blame, the superordinate and most complex form of moral judgment (Malle, 2021).2 Because government corruption has implications for people's subjective assessment of well-being or life satisfaction (Tavits, 2008; Wu & Zhu, 2016), we focus on how corruption affects ...
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Jul 14, 2023 · To answer the research questions, this study follows the meta-synthetic approach of coding the content of the literature, inductively reviewing the psychological, motivational, and behavioral micro-foundations of all forms of administrative corruption studied in public sector research.
