Promotion of the Culture and Public Awareness for Combating Corruption

Corruption is one of the problems that all the developing or developed countries have been facing. However, its intensity and vastness are different depending upon the economic, cultural, social, political, and managerial factors. The detrimental consequences of corruption such as wasted resources, reduced economic growth, lack of social justice etc have made different societies pay a special attention to this insidious phenomenon. Some believe that practically there is no way to fight this problem. However there are also some who believe that punishing the offenders is the only way to fight corruption. There is no doubt that corruption will persist unless the cultural roots and factors of this ugly phenomenon are identified and eradicated.Considering the above-said, this paper defines corruption and its various types and then goes on to look into the way it is fought in Iran. There will also be some explanations on the approaches adopted for preventing corruption. Then the role of culture and public awareness in fighting corruption will be enunciated. In conclusion, some of the cultural solutions for preventing corruption will be mentioned as well.