An Inquiry into Corruption

In this paper, the theoretical analysis of administrative corruption has been systematically reviewed. It begins with a brief history of administrative corruption in the world and Iran. Subsequently, the conceptual, definitions and types of administrative corruption as well as the classification of administrative corruption are schematically discussed. Finally, according to the researches and available literature, the factors generating administrative corruption including formation and resonance factors are summarized in six main factors. Then, the set of these factors are explained by some theories in three macro-level such as anomie theory, mid-level theories, and their stress on factors affecting the rise of corruption in the three sectors of economy, government and organization, and micro-level theories such as the wickedness of corruption or the culture of corruption. The claim theoretical of this paper is that the aforementioned theories are highly capable of explaining the problem of administrative corruption in Iran.
Keywords: Administrative corruption, theoretical analysis, resonance factors, micro-level theories, culture of corruption