ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF CORRUPTION IN 21ST CENTURY- A REVIEW

Corruption is an age old phenomenon and can be seen everywhere now a days. It is like a cancer in public life, which has not become to rampant and perpetuated overnight, but is course of time. The word corruption means destruction, ruining or spoiling a society or nation. A corrupt society is characterized by immorality and lack of fear or respect for the law. It is the abuse of public power for private gain. Corruption comes under many different guises like bribery, extortion, fraud, embezzlement. Misappropriations of public goods, nepotism (favoring family members for jobs and contracts) cronyism and influence pending