The Challenge of Commercial Bribery and Organized Crime in China

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ID12422780
AuthorsAndrew Wedeman (0000-0002-3360-9061, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume22
Issue79
Pages18-34
Publication date2012-09-30
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary China (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1067-0564 • E-ISSN: 1469-9400
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10670564.2012.716942
OpenAlexW2090528898
LanguageEN
Citations received7

Corruption has been classically defined as the misuse of public authority for private gain, which implies that corruption necessarily involves official authority and hence public officials. Bribery, however, often involves transactions between officials and private interests, including business interests, whereby the private party seeks to bend public authority to their advantage by paying off their official interlocker. Even in its classic form, therefore, corruption often spans both the public and the private. Public officials are not, however, alone in exercising authority. Managers and corporate officers also wield authority or fiduciary responsibility on behalf of others and can abuse that authority for private gain, not only in transactions involving public officials, but also in transactions with private parties. This article examines how China's anti-corruption institutions have dealt with 'commercial corruption', including both public-to-private corruption and private-to-private corruption. It also examines the linkages between organized crime and corruption in China

Business · China · Duty · Fiduciary · Language change · Political science · Public authority · Corruption and Economic Development · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Public Administration

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