Corruption and bribery are hot topics these days. Aren't they ? After the first phase of Anna Hazare's movement, lot of people seem to be raising their voice against corruption. However very few people involved directly or indirectly in the movement would actually think about the root cause of corruption and bribery.
So what's wrong in bribing ?
Doesn't it mean "give something in exchange of some favour" ?
Isn't bribe like a barter system or a mutual exchange. A mutual interaction between the receiver and the donor which is beneficial for both parties ?
The problem is that a bribe involves compulsion.In the beneficiary's opinion this is the only way of taking care of a matter and getting the work done.
So what's wrong in bribing ? Doesn't it mean "give something in exchange of some favour" ?
Isn't bribe like a barter system or a mutual exchange. A mutual interaction between the receiver and the donor which is beneficial for both parties ?
The problem is that a bribe involves compulsion.In the beneficiary's opinion this is the only way of taking care of a matter and getting the work done.
"Remember, the bribe givers and potential bribe takers have very similar features". I figured out a few reasons why Indians support corruption (of course they do !!). Don't give me this temporary Anna story. Most of you do it !!
Top 8 reasons - Why Indians trade Bribes ?
- Money : Desire to gain quick money, to become richer.
- Administration : Badly functioning, inefficient administration - One of the most prominent reasons why Indians bribe. People need a good service no matter what is the mode. Hook-or-Crook is a nice game to play and bribe the incompetent authorities.
- Gift Money : Gift is an expression of gratitude. However, "Demanded" gifts are the most common on our part of the world. Recall "Mayawati","JayaLalitha","Gandhis" and very recently our spiritual gurus(Satya sai).
- Low Salaries : Bribes are a nourishing supplement to low salaries.
- Only cash : A very effective Mantra to hide taxes from the govt.
- Moderate acceptance : Indians are okay with a weak or moderate acceptance of bribe. Hence the result.
- Good service : A guarantee of better, more reliable performance of duties by the bribe taker.
- Legislation : Excessive quantity of unclear legislation.
The Government Standpoint on corruption :
Independent India – colonial practices. Kill meritocracy and promote preconceptions by "Arakshan". Mr Singh or BJP.There is nothing much to differentiate.
How is the economy still surviving?
The Indian State today subsidizes bribery worth billions of dollars. So how come we are still a survinving economy ?
No economist can give an absolute answer to this question. We are the second most growing economy in the world despite all the above inefficiencies. Credit to the Indian social strength !!
Bribery is a way of life for Indians
Basically, 90% of us are a sheep population having a heard mentality.In awless words, our "Cattle Class" is an innocent population which can be easily duped. Bribery was ingrained in India and in her innocent "Cattle Class" by the British as a part of the social disintegration policy in the early 1930s which still runs in our veins. (Social disintegration Policy Started by Lord Macaulay) Except for the Anna movement, we have done little against this Social disintegration Policy.
-Bhaskar Tripathi
"It is our wits that make us men !"
