corruption
Let an agent explain corruption and its forms and causes, describe measurement, law and anti-corruption measures, present debates and cases with attribution, and support civic and research questions without accusing individuals.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What corruption is.
Concept
Concept and forms.
Concept
Concept.
- What is corruption, and how do bribery, embezzlement, nepotism, cronyism, patronage and rent-seeking differ? definition
- Is the request accusing a specific person without adjudicated findings, which must be avoided? boundary
Causes
Causes and effects.
Causes
Causes.
- What causes corruption, and what effects does it have on development and trust, according to research? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Measure Measurement and law.
Measure
Measurement.
Measure
Measurement.
- How is corruption measured by indices, surveys and audits, and what are the limits of these measures? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific index? action
Law
Law and enforcement.
Law
Law.
- How do anti-corruption laws, agencies and international conventions address corruption? provenance
- Is legal advice needed from a professional? boundary
Address Anti-corruption measures.
Measures
Prevention.
Measures
Prevention.
- What transparency, procurement, whistleblowing and institutional measures reduce corruption, according to evidence? provenance
- Which entry fits transparency? action
Cases
Cases and debates.
Cases
Cases.
- How should documented corruption cases and debates about informal practices such as wasta be presented, with findings and positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Learn History and teaching.
History
History.
History
History.
- How has corruption been understood and fought historically, from spoils systems to modern agencies? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can anti-corruption be taught in civic and professional education? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- cronyism, spoils system, Wasta, no-show job, rent-seeking, bureaucratic rent-seeking, police corruption, carding, judicial corruption, Police corruption in Peru, Police corruption in Spain since 1975, Police corruption in Mexico
What it is Filled
The abuse of entrusted power for private gain, which can involve bribery, embezzlement, nepotism, cronyism, patronage systems such as the spoils system, favour networks such as wasta, no-show jobs, rent-seeking and fraud in public and private institutions when those practices involve such abuse; rent-seeking and wasta are not inherently corruption, and their classification depends on the circumstances; corruption undermines governance, development and trust, is measured by indices and surveys, and is addressed by criminal law, anti-corruption agencies, transparency measures and international conventions.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain corruption and its forms and causes, describe measurement, law and anti-corruption measures, present debates and cases with attribution, and support civic and research questions without accusing individuals.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Entrusted power
- Private gain
- Many forms
- Legal and social sanction
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Help offer, solicit or conceal bribes, kickbacks or embezzlement.
- Accuse named people of corruption without court findings or credible reporting.
- Expose whistleblowers' identities.
- Treat corruption as a trait of a nation or culture.
Only with a human decision
- Reporting named individuals to authorities.
- Publishing allegations against public officials.
May
- Explain forms of corruption and anti-corruption law in general terms with sources.
- Report suspected corruption through official or whistleblowing channels when authorized.
- Cite court findings and official reports when naming cases.
Moral aspects Filled
- Corruption steals from the public and hits the poorest hardest.
- False accusations destroy reputations; whistleblowers face retaliation.
Who is affected
- The public
- Whistleblowers
- People wrongly accused
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: a wrong; anti-corruption agencies and courts enforce the law.
Master systems
- Court records
- Registers of beneficial ownership
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1975478 - registry parent class
- Q83267 - registry parent class
- Q896677 - registry parent class
related
- abuse of power - category
- crime - category
- politics - power and its abuse
- ombudsman - oversight institutions
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.corruption
- Wikidata: Q366 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Corruption involves abuse of entrusted power for private gain.
- Bribery, embezzlement and nepotism can involve corruption, while rent-seeking and wasta qualify only when they involve abuse of entrusted power for private gain.
- Lobbying or gifts do not by themselves establish corruption, and incompetence alone is not corruption.
- Not physical; practices and transactions.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain forms and causes
- describe measurement and law
- present cases with attribution
- support civic questions
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Accusing individuals without adjudicated findings
- Partisan presentation
- Treating all informal practices as corruption without context
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Anti-corruption laws and international conventions
- Public procurement and transparency rules
- Corporate compliance standards
Context of use required Filled
- Abuse of entrusted power for private gain.
- bribery and kickbacks
- embezzlement and fraud
- nepotism, cronyism and patronage
- rent-seeking and state capture
- petty and grand corruption
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q366: corruption - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Corruption - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each form be a separate entry?
- How should indices and reports be linked?
- How should legal cases be attributed?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q366/spec.json