Riaño, JuanitaHodess, Robin2019-09-252019-09-252011-03-3120089783935711104http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/177303"Corruption and bribery are complex transactions that involve both someone who offers a benefit, often a bribe, and someone who accepts, as well as a variety of specialists or intermediaries to facilitate the transaction. By perpetuating the ‘abuse of entrusted power for private gain’ – Transparency International’s (TI) definition of corruption – both the bribe payer and bribe taker cause damage in a number of ways. Ultimately, their corrupt dealings create extreme inequity – both in markets and in societies. Much blame has been apportioned over the years to the bribe takers – those who pocket the wealth and take advantage of the influence and authority that corruption affords them. And, indeed, bribe takers must be exposed, prosecuted and appropriately punished. The systems that breed this behaviour require holistic reform, so that bribes are not demanded in the first place. TI believes it is also critical to shine a spotlight on the bribe payers – whose supply of bribes, irregular payments and other forms of influence-buying fuel the machinery of corruption. It has been part of TI’s mission for the past 15 years to curb the so-called supply side of corruption, both domestically and across borders.Pages: 24engWith permission of the license/copyright holderBriberyresponsibility ethicsPolitical ethicsCommunity ethicsEthics of political systemsGovernance and ethicsBook