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Abstract
Corruption is a phenomenon found in all societies, whether developed or developing countries. Corruption became an important global political and administrative problemafter the end of the cold war. Malfunctioning governments and more specifically officials that are interested in private gains but not in public well-being are corruption, such as India are unable to unleash their potential despite their abundant natural resources, agriculture, second largest population. On the contrary, countries that might be less fortunate in terms of endowments but have a functioning government, such as Denmark, and doing well. Selfishness and short-term horizoneof bureaucrats and politicians play a crucial role in determining the wellbeing of a country and its people.
Corruption provides a major obstruction to economic and human development. I argue as public officials choose to abuse their public power for private gain, they prioritize the more privileged groups over the less privileged. The law, instead of being impartial in its applicability and implementation, becomes favorable towards the interest of some but not others.