Bribery

Bribery is the corrupt solicitation, payment, or acceptance of a private favor (a bribe) in exchange for official action. The aim of a bribe is to influence the actions of the recipient, a person in charge of an official duty, to act contrary to their duty and the known rules of honesty and integrity. Gifts of money or other items of value that are otherwise available to everyone on an equivalent basis, and not for dishonest purposes, are not bribery. Offering a discount or a refund to all purchasers is a rebate and is not bribery. A bribe is an illegal or unethical gift or lobbying effort bestowed to influence the recipient's conduct. It may be money, goods, rights in action, property, preferment, privilege, emolument, objects of value, advantage, or merely a promise to induce or impact the action, vote, or influence of a person in an official or public capacity. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16 has a goal to substantially reduce corruption and bribery of all forms as part of a multinational effort aimed at ensuring peace, justice, and strong institutions. Society usually goes through alters that bring long-lasting positive or negative complications. Similar has been the case with bribery, which brought negative changes to societal norms as well as to trade. The researchers found that when bribery becomes part of social norms, one approach is not enough to tackle bribery due to the existence of different societies in different countries. Public awareness is required to understand the bad effects of bribery. No bribery, everyone's happy.