Den rättfärdiga mutan? En normativ studie kring biståndsarbetares givande av mutor
(2010) STVK01 20101Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- There is information showing that aid workers in developing countries sometimes are forced to bribe officials in order to fulfil their work. The aim of this study is to clarify different ways of arguing both for and against the fact that aid workers use bribes in some situations. This essay, by using a normative method and the logic of appropriateness, concludes there are arguments that justify the act in this specific problem. The first one is that that bribery has another signification in other parts of the world, compared to the view we have in most western countries. Secondly, the act can be regarded as a useful tool in order to make the bureaucracy more effective sometimes. Thirdly, aid workers have a huge responsibility for a lot of... (More)
- There is information showing that aid workers in developing countries sometimes are forced to bribe officials in order to fulfil their work. The aim of this study is to clarify different ways of arguing both for and against the fact that aid workers use bribes in some situations. This essay, by using a normative method and the logic of appropriateness, concludes there are arguments that justify the act in this specific problem. The first one is that that bribery has another signification in other parts of the world, compared to the view we have in most western countries. Secondly, the act can be regarded as a useful tool in order to make the bureaucracy more effective sometimes. Thirdly, aid workers have a huge responsibility for a lot of people and therefore one can justify that they sometimes might need to bribe officials. If we turn it the other way around, one could argue that aid workers should avoid bribes since they might loose their credibility. Secondly, one could argue that this group should avoid bribes since they have a major role in the anti-poverty programme. Thirdly, if this act is used frequently in longer-term, it might become acceptable. (Less)
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- author
- Munga, Emmanuel LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVK01 20101
- year
- 2010
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Argumentation, Biståndsarbetare, Normativ studie, Korruption, Mutor
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1701976
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- 2013-10-28 11:55:56
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abstract = {{There is information showing that aid workers in developing countries sometimes are forced to bribe officials in order to fulfil their work. The aim of this study is to clarify different ways of arguing both for and against the fact that aid workers use bribes in some situations. This essay, by using a normative method and the logic of appropriateness, concludes there are arguments that justify the act in this specific problem. The first one is that that bribery has another signification in other parts of the world, compared to the view we have in most western countries. Secondly, the act can be regarded as a useful tool in order to make the bureaucracy more effective sometimes. Thirdly, aid workers have a huge responsibility for a lot of people and therefore one can justify that they sometimes might need to bribe officials. If we turn it the other way around, one could argue that aid workers should avoid bribes since they might loose their credibility. Secondly, one could argue that this group should avoid bribes since they have a major role in the anti-poverty programme. Thirdly, if this act is used frequently in longer-term, it might become acceptable.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Den rättfärdiga mutan? En normativ studie kring biståndsarbetares givande av mutor}},
year = {{2010}},
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