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A map depicting Corruption Perceptions Index in the world in 2022; a higher score indicates lower levels of corruption.
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Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption may involve many activities which include bribery, influence peddling and embezzlement and it may also involve practices which are legal in many countries.[1] Political corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts with an official capacity for personal gain. Corruption is most common in kleptocracies, oligarchies, narco-states, and mafia states.[citation needed]
Corruption and crime are endemic sociological occurrences which appear with regular frequency in virtually all countries on a global scale in varying degrees and proportions. Recent data suggests corruption is on the rise.[2] Each individual nation allocates domestic resources for the control and regulation of corruption and the deterrence of crime. Strategies which are undertaken in order to counter corruption are often summarized under the umbrella term anti-corruption.[3] Additionally, global initiatives like the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16 also have a targeted goal which is supposed to substantially reduce corruption in all of its forms.[4]
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^Lehtinen, Jere; Locatelli, Giorgio; Sainati, Tristano; Artto, Karlos; Evans, Barbara (1 May 2022). "The grand challenge: Effective anti-corruption measures in projects". International Journal of Project Management. 40 (4): 347–361. doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2022.04.003. ISSN 0263-7863. S2CID 248470690.
^Doss, Eric. "Sustainable Development Goal 16". United Nations and the Rule of Law. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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