Nama : Fifi Aulia hasan

Stambuk : G 301 16 013

Paguyuban Karya salembba Empat Universittas Tadulako

“Corruption in Indonesia”

If someone or something is corrupt, they’re broken morally or in some other

way. Corrupt people perform immoral or illegal acts for personal gain, without
apology. Corrupt politicians take bribes and deny it.

When you corrupt someone, you convince them to do something wrong or even illegal. If
you talk your little brother into stealing cookies from the cookie jar, you're corrupting him.
Something corrupt is rotten, spoiled, or out of commission, like a file that makes your
computer crash. A corrupt person — a criminal, a crook, or a cookie thief — brings society
down with immoral and dishonest behavior. Corrupt goes back to the Latin
roots cor-, "altogether," and rumpere, "break." While, Corruption can be classified as grand,
petty and political, depending on the amounts of money lost and the sector where it occurs.

Grand corruption consists of acts committed at a high level of government that distort
policies or the central functioning of the state, enabling leaders to benefit at the expense of
the public good. Petty corruption refers to everyday abuse of entrusted power by low- and
mid-level public officials in their interactions with ordinary citizens, who often are trying to
access basic goods or services in places like hospitals, schools, police departments and
other agencies.Political corruption is a manipulation of policies, institutions and rules of
procedure in the allocation of resources and financing by political decision makers, who
abuse their position to sustain their power, status and wealth.

People become corrupt because of, extreme poverty and opportunity. A person cannot be
corrupt unless there is a chance to be so, poor leadership, especially by leaders, senior civil
servants and top businessme, Greed and dishonesty. Even rich people can become corrupt,
lack of ethical standards or codes of conduct that prompt people to act with integrity, a
belief that they will not be caught and that even if caught, punishment will be light,
competition for insufficient goods and services.
Corruption impacts societies in a multitude of ways. In the worst cases, it costs lives. Short
of this, it costs people their freedom, health or money. The cost of corruption can be divided
into four main categories: political, economic, social and environmental.

On the political front, corruption is a major obstacle to democracy and the rule of law. In a
democratic system, offices and institutions lose their legitimacy when they’re misused for
private advantage. This is harmful in established democracies, but even more so in newly
emerging ones. It is extremely challenging to develop accountable political leadership in a
corrupt climate.

Economically, corruption depletes national wealth. Corrupt politicians invest scarce public
resources in projects that will line their pockets rather than benefit communities, and
prioritise high-profile projects such as dams, power plants, pipelines and refineries over less
spectacular but more urgent infrastructure projects such as schools, hospitals and roads.
Corruption also hinders the development of fair market structures and distorts competition,
which in turn deters investment.

Corruption corrodes the social fabric of society. It undermines people's trust in the political
system, in its institutions and its leadership. A distrustful or apathetic public can then
become yet another hurdle to challenging corruption.

Environmental degradation is another consequence of corrupt systems. The lack of, or non-
enforcement of, environmental regulations and legislation means that precious natural
resources are carelessly exploited, and entire ecological systems are ravaged. From mining,
to logging, to carbon offsets, companies across the globe continue to pay bribes in return
for unrestricted destruction.

Corruption is enemy no 1 in all countries,so how can we reduce or fight this deadly enemy,
The anti-corruption strategy advocated in this reform, a strong civil society with access to
information and a mandate to oversee the state; and the presence of rule of law., The
governance program facilitates, at the request of client Governments, a series of anti-
corruption anti/integrity workshops, seminars, and surveys involving broad segments of
society, and national and local government. Such instruments have served to empower civil
society and improve service delivery through greater transparency and accountability.
Working in partnership with governments and civil society. These systems facilitate the
building of awareness, prevention of corrupt practices, prosecution of corrupt officials, and
reward of honest civil servants at all levels of government. On the basis of these four broad
contexts, there are two basic arenas in which action can be taken against corruption within a
country: First, the basic institution of good governance needs to be strengthened. At the
head of this list is the judiciary, which is itself the guardian of laws and integrity. Second,
the capacity and integrity of enforcement need to be enhanced. The best law has no value if
it is not enforced. The best judges and magistrates are wasted if cases are never brought to
them.

Indonesia is actually one of the few countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index that
shows a steady and marked improvement. But it needs to be emphasized that - although
representing an actual development - these figures should be handled carefully as the
methodology used in the polls changes from year to year.

Regarding corruption there is still a long reform road ahead for Indonesia. Both on the local
and central level business and politics still go hand-in-hand to a high degree, hence forming
a sort of oligarchic society in which conflicts of interests occur. For example, illegal
logging is widespread on Sumatra and Kalimantan as many illegal logging permits have
been issued by public bodies (thus threatening the existence of Indonesia's rain-forests).
Similarly, in Indonesia's procurement sector lucrative contracts are often awarded to
companies associated with Indonesian state officials.

Corruption hinders the country from fully tapping its economic potential and causes
significant injustice in Indonesia's society as some people are disproportionally benefiting
from a corrupt society. But credit has to be given to Indonesia's free media and the KPK as
both play a vital role in the reduction of corruption.