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Bribery in different countries
The research conducted in Papua New Guinea reflect culture norm as the key reason for corruption. Bribery was seen as “pervasive” way of carrying out public services in PNG. Only six of 11 interviewees had considered bribery as "a form of corruption." While the rest of interviewees considered bribery as a way of earning “quick money and sustain living.” Thus, when corruption becomes part of culture norm then illegal acts such as bribery is not viewed as bad and it minimizes clear boundaries between legal and illegal acts, and decisions are based on opinion rather a code of conduct.

The research conducted in Russia reflect that “bribery is a marginal social phenomenon” that cannot be only addressed by the “law-enforcement agencies and the courts.” Bribery needs to be addressed by informal social norms that set cultural values for society. Also, the research suggests that the severity of punishment for bribery does very little to prevent people for accepting bribery in Russia. 

The researchers found that when bribery becomes part of social norms and there is lack of punishment, then corruption increases. And foreign countries suffer more than home country because firms pay bribery in foreign countries the most. The research suggests that private and public sectors at home and abroad must work together to limit corruption in home firms and foreign firms.

Trade

According to researchers, bribery has a major impact on a country’s trade system. The key findings suggest that when firms and government officials are involved in bribery then the home country’s export increases. Whereas in home country import decreases, therefore, home country firms lose value in foreign markets and their export decreases in other countries. 

Solution

The research suggests that government should introduce training programs for public officials to help public officials from falling into the trap of bribery. Also, anti-bribery programs should be integrated into education programs. In addition, government should promote good culture in public and private sectors. There should be “clear code of conducts and strong internal control systems” which would improve the overall public and private system.