4. HISTORY
IN 17TH CENTURY, DURING INDIA'S COLONIAL
ERA, CORRUPTION HAD BECOME A SERIOUS ISSUE. THE
BRITISH PARLIAMENT WITNESSED NUMEROUS DEBATES ON
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION PARTICULARLY IN THE EAST-
INDIA COMPANY.
5. MAIN REASON
Corruption actually increased in
many transition countries after the
fall of Communism and the adoption
of democracy.
Democratic countries are far less
corrupt than non-democracies.
17. 5. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE
IMPLEMENT
A LOKPAL WITHOUT
ELIMINATING THE SOCIALIST
POLICIES?
18. A) REALITY: A LOKPAL CAN’T STOP THE
GENERATION OF CORRUPTION
B) REALITY: THE LOKPAL CAN’T CATCH EVEN A
FRACTION OF THE CORRUPT.
C) REALITY: CORRUPTION “CHARGES” WILL
INCREASE BECAUSE OF THE LOKPAL.
D) REALITY: THE BIG FISH WILL ESCAPE.
E) REALITY: LOKPAL COULD ITSELF BECOME
CORRUPT