Rational Thinking About The Problem Of Official Corruption In China

Corruption, known as "cancer of politics", is a severe social problem commonly faced by all countries. Corruption of governmental officials has become an omnipresent disease, notwithstanding that the extent of its manifestation may differ in different countries due to the economical, political or social differences and the differences in methods of and degrees of enforcement in administering the problem.This thesis gives a systematic and in-depth study on the problem of corruption of Chinese governmental officials and the anti-corruption campaign. The study is done under the guideline of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong thought, Deng Xiaoping theory and the "three represent's" ideology, by appling the basic principles of Marxism in fighting against corruptions and by making use of the author's management theories acquired during his postgraduate study as well as his practical knowledge. The author aims at the application of theory into reality, the equal emphasis on the treatment of both the symptoms and the deep-rooted causes of the problem, and the combination of the micro- and macro-cosmic views of study. The thesis begins with an Introduction part which, by exploring the definitions of corruption in domestic and overseas legal systems, makes out that although corruption is inseparable from the conducts of seeking personal benefits by abusing power, such conducts are conducts of corruption only when they bring about severe consequences. In Chapter One, the forms of manifestation, the major characteristics and the social harms of corruption of governmental officials are expounded and the current conditions thereof are reviewed. Then the efforts made by the Chinese government are discussed through a fundamental evaluation of the achievements of the anti-corruption campaign led by the government. A conclusion is thereby drawn that although fighting against corruption is a tough task the Chinese government, with its firm resolution and confidence, is fully capable of solving the problem. Chapter Two gives a profound analysis on the ideological, political, economical and social causes for corruption from a unique viewpoint by adopting the method of dynamic analysis and demonstrates that at present corruption by government officials are by means of abusing the public power. Chapter Three elaborates the rational considerationson the prevention of corruption on the basis of analysis of the role of the legal system in fighting against corruption, and then elucidates that anti-corruption legislation is fundamental for the success of the campaign and the construction of a mechanism ensuring the effective execution of laws is an important pre-requisite for the legislation to function. As a conclusion it is put forward that restriction in the power framework will ensure the effective function of laws and thereby the supervision mechanism can play its role in preventing corruption.