Kleptocracy
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| - | '''Political corruption''' is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by private persons or corporations not directly involved with the government. An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties. | + | '''Kleptocracy''' (from [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] κλέπτης ''kléptēs'', "thief", κλέπτω ''kléptō'', "I steal", and -κρατία -''kratía'' from κράτος ''krátos'', "power, rule") is a government with corrupt leaders (kleptocrats) that use their power to exploit the people and natural resources of their own territory in order to extend their personal wealth and political power. Typically this system involves embezzlement of funds at the expense of the wider population. |
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| - | All forms of [[government]] are susceptible to political corruption. Forms of corruption vary, but include [[bribery]], [[extortion]], [[cronyism]], [[nepotism]], [[patronage]], [[Political corruption#Graft|graft]], and [[embezzlement]]. While corruption may facilitate criminal enterprise such as [[drug trafficking]], [[money laundering]], and [[Trafficking in human beings|trafficking]], it is not restricted to these [[organized crime]] activities. In some nations, corruption is so common that it is expected when ordinary businesses or citizens interact with government officials. The end point of political corruption is a [[kleptocracy]], literally "rule by thieves". | + | |
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| - | The activities that constitute illegal corruption differ depending on the country or jurisdiction. Certain political funding practices that are legal in one place may be illegal in another. In some countries, government officials have broad or poorly defined powers, and the line between what is legal and illegal can be difficult to draw. | + | |
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| - | ==In fiction== | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Financier]]'' (1912), ''[[The Titan]]'' (1914), and ''[[The Stoic]]'' (1947), [[Theodore Dreiser]]'s ''Trilogy of Desire'', based on the life of the transit mogul [[Charles Tyson Yerkes]] | + | |
| - | * ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'' (Hollywood film [[1939 in film|1939]]) | + | |
| - | * ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' (1957 novel) | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Government Inspector]]'' (1836 novel) | + | |
| - | * [[Henry Brooks Adams|Henry Adams]]' novel ''[[Democracy: An American Novel|Democracy]]'' ([[1880 in literature|1880]]) | + | |
| - | * [[HBO]]'s television series about [[Baltimore]], ''[[The Wire]]'' | + | |
| - | * [[Carl Hiaasen]]'s novel ''[[Sick Puppy]]'' ([[1999 in literature|1999]]) | + | |
| - | * Much of the [[Batman]] comic book series | + | |
| - | * ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' comic book series | + | |
| - | * The [[Ghost in the Shell]] Anime films and series | + | |
| - | * ''[[Animal Farm]]'' a novel by [[George Orwell]] | + | |
| - | * ''[[Training Day]]'' (2001 film) | + | |
| - | * ''[[Exit Wounds]]'' (2001 film) | + | |
| - | * ''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]'' (2007 film) | + | |
| - | * ''[[Robert Penn Warren]]'s novel [[All the King's Men]]'' ([[1946 in literature|1946]]) | + | |
| - | * ''[[Guru (2007 film)]]'' (Indian film) | + | |
| - | * [[Katherine Boo]]'s non-fiction book ''[[Behind the Beautiful Forevers]]'' (2012) | + | |
| - | * [[Vandal Hearts]] A tactical based role playing game created by Konami is based around political corruption. | + | |
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| - | * [[Baksheesh]] | + | * [[Crony capitalism]] |
| - | * [[Comitology]] | + | * [[Kakistocracy]] |
| - | * [[Conflict of interest]] | + | * [[Elite capture]] |
| - | * [[Due diligence]] | + | * [[Failed state]] |
| - | * [[Government failure]] | + | * [[Kleptocracy Tour]] |
| - | * [[Malfeasance in office]] | + | * [[Lumpenbourgeoisie]] |
| - | * [[Political class]] | + | * [[Mafia state]] |
| - | * [[Political machine]] | + | * [[Political corruption]] |
| - | * [[Principal–agent problem]] | + | * [[Rentier state]] |
| - | * [[policy laundering]] | + | |
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Kleptocracy (from Greek κλέπτης kléptēs, "thief", κλέπτω kléptō, "I steal", and -κρατία -kratía from κράτος krátos, "power, rule") is a government with corrupt leaders (kleptocrats) that use their power to exploit the people and natural resources of their own territory in order to extend their personal wealth and political power. Typically this system involves embezzlement of funds at the expense of the wider population.
See also
- Crony capitalism
- Kakistocracy
- Elite capture
- Failed state
- Kleptocracy Tour
- Lumpenbourgeoisie
- Mafia state
- Political corruption
- Rentier state
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