Effects of corruption
Corruption adversely affects society and the nation politically, administratively, and socio-culturally. But in a serious way, corruption affects more of developing countries than developed ones.
1. Politically, corruption increases public cynicism towards the prevailing political system. People doubt the seriousness of government and do not support it.
2. Many governments fall due to corruption.
3. Coupled with outright economic and political mismanagement, corruption has led to bad roads
4. poor medical services
5. poor schools, and falling educational standards.
6. It is responsible for the disappearance of whole projects which have been funded;
7. the delayed completion of projects;
8. the disappearance of foreign aid;
9. an insufficient amount of imported goods paid for;
10. the reduction or ruin of public assets;
11. a reduction in production capacity in industry, agriculture, services and so on;
12. the incomplete repair of buildings, buildings, roads that were not paid for;
13. the undelivered goods and services which have been paid for so many times.
14. The sum total of all these accumulated losses in every area of public expenditure is colossal economic destruction. The majority of the population is adversely affected by corruption.
15. It leads to the creation of unequal social classes
16. It contributes to political instability as one group struggles to share the national cake
17. It leads to underdevelopment.
18. It leads to provision of substandard social services.
19. It contributes to privatisation of public enterprises.
20. Leads to retrenchment of some workers.
21. Leads to the bankruptcy of the government treasury.
22. It renders the government incompetent and inefficient-
23. It leads to loss of respect for authority.
24. It leads to the setting up of commissions of inquiry.
1. Politically, corruption increases public cynicism towards the prevailing political system. People doubt the seriousness of government and do not support it.
2. Many governments fall due to corruption.
3. Coupled with outright economic and political mismanagement, corruption has led to bad roads
4. poor medical services
5. poor schools, and falling educational standards.
6. It is responsible for the disappearance of whole projects which have been funded;
7. the delayed completion of projects;
8. the disappearance of foreign aid;
9. an insufficient amount of imported goods paid for;
10. the reduction or ruin of public assets;
11. a reduction in production capacity in industry, agriculture, services and so on;
12. the incomplete repair of buildings, buildings, roads that were not paid for;
13. the undelivered goods and services which have been paid for so many times.
14. The sum total of all these accumulated losses in every area of public expenditure is colossal economic destruction. The majority of the population is adversely affected by corruption.
15. It leads to the creation of unequal social classes
16. It contributes to political instability as one group struggles to share the national cake
17. It leads to underdevelopment.
18. It leads to provision of substandard social services.
19. It contributes to privatisation of public enterprises.
20. Leads to retrenchment of some workers.
21. Leads to the bankruptcy of the government treasury.
22. It renders the government incompetent and inefficient-
23. It leads to loss of respect for authority.
24. It leads to the setting up of commissions of inquiry.
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