Moral And Religious Education Help Fight Corruption With A...

In this paper I will be addressing the research question, ‘to what extend does moral and religious education help fight corruption with in a sovereign country.’ In the reading by Augusto Là ³pez Claros, a Director at the World Bank Group, he stated that the corruption can be combatted with religious and moral education and by eliminating opportunities by doing away with rules that can encourage corrupt behavior. In other words, to be successful in fighting corruption within a sovereign country, the country needs to make deep cultural and structural changes. But is there any proof that shows that an increase in moral and religious education and creating a more religious culture will actually fight corruption? Mr. Là ³pez Claros has control over†¦show more content†¦Within this report, we will be mainly identifying political and grand corruption. However, the participant observations are about petty corruption. Masculinity: The masculinity side of culture represents a preference in achievement, heroism, and material rewards as success. This is the opposite of femininity, which represents a preference for cooperation, caring for the weak, and quality of life. Power Distance: The power distance represents how the culture handles inequalities between people. Higher power distance, the more the culture prefers and accepts a hierarchical order. Individualism: The individualism dimension of a culture is where individuals are expected to take care of only themselves and their immediate families. The opposite is collectivism, where an individual is loyal to a particular in-group. Iceland Background The first case study is about Iceland. Iceland, according to the Corruption Perceptions Index of 2015 conducted by Transparency intentional, is ranked 13th out of 168 countries on corruption perception. Iceland is a proactive country when it comes to fighting corruption. 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