Abstract
This article describes modern corruption in Ukraine. A communication-dyad with unequal power distribution was taken as the basic element for corruption modeling. Based on the analysis of 51 cases it uncovers the phenomenology of corruption and its psychological insides. It was shown that power gradient and obedience within the dyad are the key preconditions for the initiation of corrupt action. An active misuse of power discrepancy is also essential for sustainable proliferation of corruption. According to the data, about one third of corruption cases are accomplished exclusively by the involvement of state servants. In 31.4% of the cases, one finds the signs of organizational support of corruption. Moreover, in another 21.5% of the cases one finds a rather supportive position of state organization towards an act of corruption. 49% of the cases describe corrupt operations on a regular basis, which means that corrupt actions are run systematically on daily, weekly, or monthly bases depending on the specific organization. These findings uncover an active and aggressive nature of corruption, which is described by the dyadic model of coercive corrupt relationship. The power- discrepancy within dyad is intentionally used for the extraction of resources from the subjects with low power or from the budget.
Highlights
In the last twenty years, the population of Ukraine has declined with approximately 20%, which equals approximately to 10 million citizens (State Statistics Service of Ukraine, 2018)
One of the richest Soviet republics, Ukraine has the lowest GDP per capita among other former Soviet republics and the European countries, which equals to 2,185 USD per capita for the year 2016 (Index.minfin, 2018)
We expect an active extrusion of resources which marks aggressive corruption. This is a marked difference from corruption in states with democratic traditions where corruption is primarily driven by subjects with low power status for getting some additional gain
Summary
In the last twenty years, the population of Ukraine has declined with approximately 20%, which equals approximately to 10 million citizens (State Statistics Service of Ukraine, 2018). The state continues to struggle from one revolution (2004) to another (2013-2014), it is dysfunctional and was weakened by its own oligarchy in the previous years (Chaplik, 2017) which contributed to shaping the preconditions for the implementation of Russia’s aggressive intentions resulting in a military conflict in 2014 As a consequence, it has lost control over approximately 7% of the territory with well-developed industry, as well as regions rich in coal, iron ore and other minerals. The state entered a new epoch of instability signed by old high social tension, but by war on the eastern border, by growing Russian military and naval bases on the eastern and southern borders, and by a new wave of emigration Ukraine faces all these developments despite high numbers of university graduates, a high amount of mineral resources, forests, rich soil, and despite an attractive geographical location. The question we are aiming to answer is: what insures the steadiness of Ukrainian corruption and what makes it actively spread through different state institutions?
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