Corruption

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Intermediate Level

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Syllabus

Week 1 - Week 1: What is Corruption?
Corruption affects us all and every day millions of people around the world protest against it. What is corruption? How do we know it when we see it? This module is designed to give you an understanding of both the definition and the key components of corrupt...
Week 2 - Week 2: Societal Level Effects
In this module, you'll explore the extensive effects of corruption, including its economic, social and psychological costs. You'll learn how corruption leads to the informal creation of parallel institutions, such as loansharking and black markets, and see the...
Week 3 - Week 3: Individual Firm Level Effects
This module was designed to help you explore the ethics behind corruption through external and internal relationships. You'll learn about the time and monetary costs of corruption, perspectives on the benefits of bribery, and the characteristics of a strong et...
Week 4 - Week 4: Corruption Control
In this module, you will learn the main theories about control of corruption. You'll explore whether or not corruption can be controlled. Then, you'll examine the different ways corruption can be controlled: firms, industries, and polities (organized societie...

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

Philip Nichols
Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics
The Wharton School

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