Graycar, Adam <br/><br/>
Gift giving and corruption 

 -  2017 
 - p.1013-1023. 
 - Oct 
<br/><br/> 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  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bribery<br/>Gift giving<br/>Public administration<br/>Corruption