Bìznes Inform (Nov 2018)
The Corruption in Public Administration System: Causation and Prevention
Abstract
The article is aimed at substantiation of conceptual approaches to solving the problem of corruption in Ukraine, in particular in the sphere of provision of public services and public administration. The basic theories of corruption which are actual at the modern stage of development of public relations, i.e.: status rent, «agent» model, rent-seeking behavior are presented. Both the ethical approach applied by Transparency International and the political economic approach to analysis of corruption are characterized. The main reasons of corruption of public relations, in particular in the sphere of provision of public services and public administration, are analyzed. In accordance with manifestations of corruption in the system of public administration are allocated economic, institutional and socio-cultural reasons for its existence. It is determined that corruption is a constantly changing phenomenon in accordance with development and change of society. Some conceptual approaches to countering corruption are allocated, in particular introduction of competition in the sphere of provision of public services, institutional norming of activity of authorities, introduction of conceptual bases of moral-ideological anti-corruption measures. The basic principles and conditions of implementation of anti-corruption policy are provided. Prospects for further research are the issues of formation and implementation of an effective mechanism of anti-corruption policy.
