Defining Corruption

Corruption is the misuse of public office for private gain. This includes a public servant accepting, soliciting, or extorting a bribe as well as instances where no bribery occurs but public office is still misused, such as nepotism, patronage, theft of state assets, and diversion of state revenues.
Corruption is not a western concept. In any society, there is a difference between practices that are acceptable and those that cause outrage.