CORRUPTION HANDLING STRATEGIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF VARIOUS CORRUPTION CONTROLLING MODELS

Abstract

Corruption is deeply rooted in the third world countries and affecting almost all walks of life, but developed countries also suffering from the menace of corruption and it is now a global phenomenon. For controlling of corruption different countries have adopted different corruption control models. This paper is a comparative study of various corruption controlling models adopted by different countries for eradication of corruption. The study was based upon secondary literature obtained from studying relevant books, research articles, magazines, newspapers and various corruption control models of different countries. In this regard, corruption fighting models of different countries i.e. Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, US, China, Lithuania and Pakistan, including Islamic model against corruption was studied, and a comparison was made to know the best model for controlling corruption in Pakistan. It was found that Islam, which is a complete code of life, has its glorious principles to take on corrupt practices. Islam has a very viable system of reward and punishment for eradicating corruption from the earth. It has been concluded that even modern-days techniques for handling corruption are very compatible with the ways taught and implemented by Islam. Hence, it is recommended that in Pakistan corruption may be reduced to the minimal possible level by adopting the mix of Singapore anti-corruption model and Islamic norms into practice.