10.1 The Tension between Corruption and Development: A Holistic Ethical Approach to Human Wellbeing, Moral Deviation and Greed
Abstract
Corruption is an evil that permeates human wellbeing and development. Accordingly, the devastating impact of corruption on a poor and deprived society is invariably another challenge to our lives. Today, corruption in Ethiopia has become a pitiless problem to society. This paper is therefore intended to explore the nature, motives and adverse impacts of corruption on human wellbeing in general and in Ethiopia in particular. The study is correlational in nature, and thus a qualitative method was employed. The paper also stresses that corruption is a moral problem and cognitive perversity (deterioration) of individual offenders. Thus, the prime cause for corruption is embedded in unethical passions and irrational thinking of offenders. It has also uncovered two competing scenarios regarding corruption, i.e., the values and systemic approaches.
10.1 The Tension between Corruption and Development: A Holistic Ethical Approach to Human Wellbeing, Moral Deviation and Greed
1920 Sangren Hall
Corruption is an evil that permeates human wellbeing and development. Accordingly, the devastating impact of corruption on a poor and deprived society is invariably another challenge to our lives. Today, corruption in Ethiopia has become a pitiless problem to society. This paper is therefore intended to explore the nature, motives and adverse impacts of corruption on human wellbeing in general and in Ethiopia in particular. The study is correlational in nature, and thus a qualitative method was employed. The paper also stresses that corruption is a moral problem and cognitive perversity (deterioration) of individual offenders. Thus, the prime cause for corruption is embedded in unethical passions and irrational thinking of offenders. It has also uncovered two competing scenarios regarding corruption, i.e., the values and systemic approaches.