The Anti-Corruption Plain Language Guide - Transparency ...
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Petty <strong>Corruption</strong><br />
Definition<br />
Everyday abuse of entrusted power by low- and mid-level public officials in their<br />
interactions with ordinary citizens, who often are trying to access basic goods or services in<br />
places like hospitals, schools, police departments and other agencies. 54 See ‘corruption’ and<br />
‘grand corruption’.<br />
Example in practice<br />
In Bangladesh, a study revealed that 44 percent of those surveyed reported being a victim<br />
of petty corruption in public health centres, while 39 percent had reportedly suffered<br />
similar problems in dealing with the public education system. 55<br />
Relevant links<br />
—— <strong>Corruption</strong> and Poverty: A Review of Recent Literature.<br />
http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00282/econ_corrupt.htm<br />
—— Tanzania: Prevention of <strong>Corruption</strong> Bureau - Examples of Petty <strong>Corruption</strong>.<br />
www.tanzania.go.tz/pcb/corruption/petty.html<br />
—— <strong>Transparency</strong> International: Africa Education Watch Project.<br />
www.transparency.org/content/download/23457/349918/file/Africa_<br />
Education_Watch_2007-2010.pdf<br />
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TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL PLAIN LANGUAGE GUIDE - JULY 2009
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