Corruption in BRICS countries. Methods of fighting against corruption

South Africa does not have so old anti-corruption traditions as the other BRICS countries. The collapse of the apartheid regime and the following political transformation was a stimulus to increase the civil control over the government policy in 1990s. Periodical national anti—corruption summits, the National anti-corruption forum help to keep corruption under certain control.
These facts prove that the BRICS countries have wide opportunities in anti-corruption issues. These countries have common problems. Therefore the anti-corruption prospects are encouraging. The experience exchange is of interest. A joint policy could be developed to fight corruption, particularly in the field of small business. The development of interaction in the field of fighting fiscal crimes is also perspective. It seems an appropriate step to make a White Book of BRICS about the cooperative measures in the field of anti-corruption and financial crimes.



















Conclusion

So the problem of corruption is very serious for BRICS. It inhibits socio- economic development and threatens international safety. It has many aspects and is difficult to be defined. What is more, traditions and mentality differ from country to country and what is perceived as corruption in one country is normal in another.
There is a special rating being updated annually. It is based on CPI – so called corruption perception index. According to this rating, the BRICS countries are in an unfavorable situation: in comparison to highly developed countries such as Denmark, Great Britain, USA and Finland and some developing countries as Singapore, Hong-Kong and Uruguay the BRICS countries show low CPI and, therefore, a high level of corruption with a wide variety of its manifestations. Some of them lie in the field of government control, others refer to business affairs.
The BRICS countries are brought together by a similar character of corruption threat. Corruption for them means an obstacle for reaching the desired financial stability and world status. These countries often have the same problems. Corruption not only corrodes the economic growth facilities but poses a real threat to national sovereignty – a special value for each of the BRICS countries.
Heads of the BRICS countries are aware of the seriousness of this problem and have already made a number of efforts if not to solve it, then to make it weaker. It is legitimate to argue that an anti-corruption policy has reached a systemic and specific character in the BRICS countries. Much has been already done during the last years to improve the situation: numerous laws have been adopted, many agreements have been reached. The BRICS countries actively participate in different international forums, summits and other events in the field of anti-corruption. Such a work has already brought tangible benefits in the field of harmonization of national legislations and transboundary movement of money. BRICS is one of the most perspective directions of international interaction on the problem of corruption. Struggle with corruption is not their duty to the world or Western community but a necessity for prosperity of each of the BRICS countries.




























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