Discussion: Public or Private? On the Discussion about the Character of Corruption and Clientelism Cover Image

Diksuse: Veřejné, nebo soukromé? Příspěvek do debaty o charakteru korupčních a klientelistických jevů
Discussion: Public or Private? On the Discussion about the Character of Corruption and Clientelism

Author(s): Vladimír Naxera
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Masarykův ústav
Keywords: corruption; clientelism; modern bureaucracy; patrimonialism; public vs. private sphere

Summary/Abstract: In this article the author deals with the essentiality of corruption. The text is intended to be a contribution to the debate on the defi nition of corruption and clientelism. The author focuses on distinction between public and private sphere and tries to explain why corruption and clientelism are phenomena related only to the public one. In the other words: why “bribery” within private sphere (for example within interaction between two employees of two private companies) cannot be considered as corruption in its meaning used in social sciences.

  • Issue Year: 7/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 117-128
  • Page Count: 12
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