Fighting Corruption – a Way of Reducing
Fighting corruption - way to reduce the underground economy

Summary/Abstract: The fight against this phenomena brings immediate profits. The incomes resulting from fighting corruption surpass oftenly the expenses. According to some estimations from the Occident, from the actions of the economic agents from the national geographical area, to an effort of a pound, result incomes of 23 pounds and from the transnational economic actions the incomes of a spent pound are of 250 pounds. The United Nations Commission for Crime Prevention shows that the respective phenomena spread considerably in Central and West Europe in the last decade. Worldwide and local financial companies (INTOSAI, EUROSAI, SIGMA, European Court of Auditors, The World Bank, the working group on ASCE problems, International Fund of Accounts) included such problems in the lists of subjects discussed during seminars and congresses. The legislation allowing to fight corruption is formally adopted and not effective. Where the civil society is stronger than the state another problem may occur, that is by the name of fighting crime political enemies are established, the government is always accused of corruption and frequent resignations come out without being offered the chance to fight this phenomenon. A special situation is that when society tolerates corruption. That is formally each member of the society blames the phenomenon. Practically, when necessary to react, they give in not trusting enough the success.

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