Corruption exist individual illicity puts personal interest above those of
the people and ideals he or she is pledge to serve. It comes in many forms and can
range from trivial to monumental. Corruption can involve the misuse of policy
instruments, tariffs and credit, irrigation system and housing policies, the
enforecement of laws and rules regarding public safety, the observance of and the
repayment of loans or of simple procedures. It can occur in the private sector one
and often occurs in both simultaneously. It can be rare or widespread; in some
countries, corruption has become systemic.
Corruption can involve promises, threats, or both; can be initiated by a public
servants or an interested client; can entail acts of omission or commission; can
involved illicit or licit services; can be inside or outside the public organization.
The boundaries of corruption are hard to define and depend on local laws
customs. The first task of policy analysis to disaggregate the type of corrupt and
illicit behaviours in the situation at hand and look at concrete examples.