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    Bribes, kickbacks, and extortion are common forms of corruption where government officials use their power and influence to obtain payments or favors in exchange for contracts, licenses, or services. Other types of corruption include the misuse of public funds and property, influence peddling where access to officials is traded, patronage by assigning positions to supporters, and nepotism by granting public office to family members.

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    Bribes, kickbacks, and extortion are common forms of corruption where government officials use their power and influence to obtain payments or favors in exchange for contracts, licenses, or services. Other types of corruption include the misuse of public funds and property, influence peddling where access to officials is traded, patronage by assigning positions to supporters, and nepotism by granting public office to family members.

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    Bribes, kickbacks, and extortion are common forms of corruption where government officials use their power and influence to obtain payments or favors in exchange for contracts, licenses, or services. Other types of corruption include the misuse of public funds and property, influence peddling where access to officials is traded, patronage by assigning positions to supporters, and nepotism by granting public office to family members.

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    Bribes are one of the main tools of corruption

    According to Robert Thobabeen (1991, p.62) buying contracts can be called also Kickbacks

    "when government officials may use their bargaining power with contractors and their discretion

    in awarding contracts to obtain a fee or service charge for arraigning the contract

    The converse of bribery is extortion, the abuse or threat of power in such a ways to secure

    response in payment of money or other valuable things

    Another type of corruption is the misuse of public property and funds.

    Theft of government financial resources

    Influence Peddling when individuals with access to people in high places are sometimes tempted to
    trade on the influence of high ranking government officials.

    Patronage is another form of corruption. The assignment of government positions to political

    supporters has long been a practice in politics.

    Nepotism In this context "is the granting of public office on the bases of family ties

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