Power, Corruption & Lies, released in May 1983, was a synthesiser-based outing and a dramatic change in sound from Joy Division and the preceding album, although the band had been hinting at the increased use of technology during the music-making process for a number of years then, including their work as Joy Division.

Mkapa's anti-corruption efforts included creation of an open forum called the Presidential Commission on Corruption ( Warioba Commission ) and increased support for the Prevention of Corruption Bureau.

Much of the corruption in Mongolia stems from interaction between bad actors in the business community and the government surrounding mining rights ; so in an effort to create a dialogue between different stakeholders in the natural resource and mining community Elbegdorj opened a roundtable in Ulaanbaatar with the World Economic Forum ’ s Partnering Against Corruption Initiative ( PACI ) in March 2011.

Alamo Game Engine is a game engine developed by Petroglyph, used to create Star Wars: Empire at War and Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption.

Another election promise realised by the new Government was to create the Independent Commission Against Corruption ( ICAC ) capable of investigating allegations of corruption and graft against the government and within the state.

The development and growth of internet infrastructure has been particularly slow in Lebanon due to Corruption and allegations of a sector Monopoly.

Corruption also lowers compliance with construction, environmental, or other regulations, reduces the quality of government services and infrastructure, and increases budgetary pressures on government.

Corruption allegations stemming from public contracts in the construction of Suvarnabhumi Airport also threatened to cloud the future of Thaksin's public infrastructure projects that formed the core of his second-term economic policies.

Corruption in the public administration and a weak judiciary have continued to be long-term problems, and the presence of organized crime remains very high.

In On Generation and Corruption, the Greek philosopher compares this to the way that a tragedy and a comedy consist of the same " atoms ", i. e., alphabetic characters.

Corruption of " gypsy " or derived from the Greek word for " vulture "

Corruption and a dysfunctional judicial system disrupt the development of Equatorial Guinea's economy and society.

Corruption also presented a major problem, with a large black market and a high degree of criminal involvement in the formal economy.

Corruption also presented a major problem, with a large black market and a high degree of criminal involvement in the formal economy.

Corruption, a failing economy, growing public awareness of the harsh repressive measures taken by the regime, and the military defeat in the Falklands War, often considered to have been started with the intention to rally the country anew in a bout of nationalistic fervour, to the United Kingdom in 1982, eroded the public image of the regime.

Inspired by Klein & MBO's " Dirty Talk " and Sylvester's disco classic, " You Make Me Feel ( Mighty Real )", " Blue Monday " became the best-selling independent 12 " single of all time in the UK ; however, ( much to the chagrin of the buying public ) it was not on the track list of Power, Corruption & Lies.

In 2009, Transparency International ranked the nation in last place on its annual Corruption Perceptions Index ( CPI ), a metric that purports to show the prevalence of corruption in a country's public sector.

World map of the 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International, which measures " the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians ".

Corruption in elections and in legislative bodies reduces accountability and distorts representation in policymaking ; corruption in the judiciary compromises the rule of law ; and corruption in public administration results in the inefficient provision of services.

Corruption also generates economic distortions in the public sector by diverting public investment into capital projects where bribes and kickbacks are more plentiful.

Passive bribery can be defined as the request or receipt any public official, directly or indirectly, of any undue advantage, for himself or herself or for anyone else, or the acceptance of an offer or a promise of such an advantage, to act or refrain from acting in the exercise of his or her functions ( article 3 of the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption ( ETS 173 )).

Passive bribery can be defined as the request or receipt any public official, directly or indirectly, of any undue advantage, for himself or herself or for anyone else, or the acceptance of an offer or a promise of such an advantage, to act or refrain from acting in the exercise of his or her functions ( article 3 of the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption ( ETS 173 )).

The United Nations convention against Corruption, recognizing this, encouraged its members to " enhance transparency in the funding of candidatures for elected public office and, when applicable, the funding of political parties.

He and his party members were also charged under Sections 120 ( b ) ( criminal conspiracy ), 167 ( public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury ), 420 ( cheating ) and 409 ( criminal breach of trust ) of the IPC, and Section 13 ( 2 ) read with 13 ( 1 )( d ) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, but no prima facie evidence was found against him and his son M K Stalin.

There was a public perception that Anti Corruption cops essentially, following the discovery of corrupt practices, would then enter into dodgy dealings themselves.

In the past, this has contributed to a sense of immunity on the part of members of the ruling party, and to a public perception of rampant corruption among leading politicians – in 1997, Pakistan received the second-worst score in the world on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index.

On 9 November 2006, Burke resigned from the Labor party after public criticism from Labor premier Alan Carpenter, in part due to evidence provided to the Corruption and Crime Commission ( CCC ).

Patricia Adams, executive director of Probe International ( an environmental and public policy advocacy organisation in Canada ), and author of Odious Debts: Loose Lending, Corruption, and the Third World's Environmental Legacy, has stated that:

The Independent Commission Against Corruption ( ICAC ), an independent agency of the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for minimising corrupt activities and enhancing the integrity of the public administration in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

In previous reports, the 2006 Global Corruption Report focused on corruption in the health sector and how public money may be an enticement to corruption.

Transparency International's 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index, which compares countries according to the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians, ranked Singapore in joint first place with Denmark and New Zealand out of 178 countries.

The Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption is responsible to monitor corruption and moral standards for public and private realm in Hong Kong.

KPK public education division official Budiono Prakoso said in December 2008 that because of its limited manpower and resources, of some 16, 200 cases reported to the Corruption Eradication Commission ( KPK ), only a small number had been dealt with.

In February 1974, he was delighted to accept appoint to the first Commissionership of the Independent Commission Against Corruption ( ICAC ) by Murray MacLehose following the flight of Police Superintendent Peter Godber.

In 2006 Transparency International ranked the Democratic Republic of the Congo 156 out of 163 countries in the Corruption Perception Index, tying Bangladesh, Chad, and Sudan with a 2. 0 rating.

In 2008 Transparency International ranked Georgia 67th in its Corruption Perceptions Index, with a score of 3. 9 points out of 10 possible.

Mauritius ranks 46th out of 182 countries in Transparency International ’ s Corruption Perceptions Index for 2011, third in Africa.

The corruption watchdog organization Transparency International in its 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index released on 26 September 2007 ranked Burma the most corrupt country in the world, tied with Somalia.

Transparency International in its annual Corruption Perceptions Index for 2010 gave Saudi Arabia a score of 4. 7 ( on a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 is " highly corrupt " and 10 is " highly clean ").

Uruguay ranks 24th in the World Corruption Perceptions Index composed by Transparency International.

** Corruption Perceptions Index, published yearly by Transparency International

Corruption allegations about Slovak Telekom are being investigated by Transparency International Slovakia.

In 2008, Transparency International has measured the Corruption Perception Index for Estonia to be at 6. 6 ( CI 6. 2 – 6. 9 ), ranking it 27th in a list of 180 countries.

The publication date and title of the book, Dial M for Murdoch: News Corporation and the Corruption of Britain, were released just three days before it was due to go on sale amid fears News International would try to prevent the launch.

Because of this so-called " amigo-affair ", Germany-Government and Politics Encyclopædia Britannica online, accessed: 10 May 2008 coming to the surface in January 1993, he was forced to resign on 27 May 1993 and Edmund Stoiber took office, despite the later being involved in the affair, too. Democracy and Corruption in Europe google book review, author: Donatella Della Porta, Yves Mény, publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group, page 89-90, accessed: 10 May 2008 The affair did result in a policy change in Bavaria, aimed at untangling the connections between politics and business. Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship Policy google book review, author: David B. Audretsch, Isabel Grilo, A. Roy Thurik, publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, page 204, accessed: 10 May 2008

Corruption, collusion, and nepotism are the most consistently cited concerns among voters surveyed by the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs.

Hitler was convinced that the Nordic Race / Culture constitutes a superior branch of Humanity, and viewed International Jewry as a parasitic and inferior race, that was determined to corrupt and exterminate the Nordic peoples and their culture through Racial Pollution and Cultural Corruption.

Transparency International includes Bakun Dam in its ‘ Monuments of corruption ’ Global Corruption Report 2005.

Corruption is a global ethical and legal issue and is defined by Transparency International as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain.

All of the Global Corruption Reports from 2001 to 2007 are available via download from the Transparency International website or by ordering from Transparency International.

In 2007 Laos was ranked on the Corruption Perception Index by Transparency International 168 out of 179 countries assessed, making it one of the most corrupt countries on the index.

* Caught: The Full Story of Corruption in International Cricket ( 2001 )

* Transparency International: The Global Coalition Against Corruption