Gift giving and corruption
By: Graycar, Adam.
Contributor(s): Jancsics, David.
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ArticlePublisher: 2017Description: p.1013-1023.Subject(s): Bribery | Gift giving | Public administration | Corruption
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International Journal of Public AdministrationSummary: When individuals exchange gifts, social bonds are strengthened and reciprocity is created. If the gift and the reciprocation both come from private resources, it is clearly a gift. If what is reciprocated after a gift is given comes from an organization, or is a government resource rather than from ﾓoneﾒs own pocketﾔ then it is most likely a bribe. This study reviews the anthropological literature on gift giving and constructs a typology for examining the gift/bribe distinction in public administration. This classification helps distinguish analytically among different gift practices and clarify conceptual ambiguity of the terms gift and
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 40, Issue no: 12 | Available | AR116979 |
When individuals exchange gifts, social bonds are strengthened and reciprocity is created. If the gift and the reciprocation both come from private resources, it is clearly a gift. If what is reciprocated after a gift is given comes from an organization, or is a government resource rather than from ﾓoneﾒs own pocketﾔ then it is most likely a bribe. This study reviews the anthropological literature on gift giving and constructs a typology for examining the gift/bribe distinction in public administration. This classification helps distinguish analytically among different gift practices and clarify conceptual ambiguity of the terms gift and
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