POLS 3440 Chapter Notes - Chapter online article : Preston Manning, Cronyism, Social Equality
2 Feb 2017
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Fraud is the theft of money, goods or services by a person in a position of public trust. Bribery is offering or accepting illegal payment of money, goods or services in exchange for favours rendered or promised. Influence-peddling is accepting an advantage or non-monetary benefit in exchange for a favour. Conflict-of-interest is when elected representatives or public officials put themselves a position where they (or their families) receive a private benefit from decisions they take in their public capacity. Patronage is using public funds to reward one"s political supporters for services rendered or anticipated (ex: Sponsorship affair was essentially a patronage scandal the liberal government giving public money to liberal advertising agencies) Nepotism is a variation of patronage: hiring or giving business to one"s relatives. Cronyism is another variation of patronage: hiring or giving business to one"s personal pals (ex: the appointment of mila mulroney"s hairdresser rinaldo to the board of a federal agency)
