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Online Publication Date: 24 Feb 2011

Tackling Corruption in the Arab World, with Special Reference to Kuwait

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DOI: 10.5555/arwg.10.3-4.0271g733gq356x47
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The present study highlights the effects of corruption in the Arab world and of a culture of corruption. It compares types of corruption and their implications for governance. The study analyzes the concept of corruption in the light of literature by various authors. It explains corruption in the Arab states and totalitarian oppression; moreover, it points out the reasons for corruption in these countries and attempts to redefine corruption, such as that of Fawaz Trabulsi. In particular, it emphasizes the case of Kuwait, which typifies the issue of corruption in the Arab states at large. The authors explain the causes of corruption in Kuwait and the role of the Kuwaiti parliament in combatting corruption, with a brief discussion of a survey conducted in Kuwait. As the study concludes, corruption ripples increasingly through political, psychological, moral, and family life, not only leading to financial bankruptcy but also increasing poverty and creating social and mental problems.

Cette étude met en avant les effets de la corruption et de la culture de corruption dans le monde arabe. Elle compare différents types de corruption et leurs implications pour la gouvernance. Cette étude analyse le concept de corruption à la lumière de contributions de plusieurs auteurs. Elle explique la corruption dans les pays arabes et l'oppression totalitaire. De plus, elle indique les causes de corruption dans ces pays et essaie de redéfinir la corruption, comme l'a fait Fawaz Trabulsi. En particulier, elle insiste sur le cas du Koweït qui représente ici la question de la corruption dans les pays arabes en général. Les auteurs discutent des causes de la corruption au Koweït et du rôle du parlement koweïtien dans la lutte contre la corruption, ainsi que les résultats d'une enquête conduite au Koweït. Comme le conclut l'article, la corruption déferle toujours davantage dans la vie politique, psychologique, morale et familiale, conduisant non seulement à la banqueroute financière mais aussi de plus en plus à la pauvreté et créant des problèmes sociaux et mentaux.

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