This document discusses corruption, including its definition, types, causes, consequences, and potential solutions. Corruption is the intentional noncompliance with ethical standards for personal or related gain. There are various ways corruption occurs, such as from top-down or bottom-up in organizations, and types like bribery, extortion, nepotism, and embezzlement. Causes of corruption include factors like country size and stability, low wages, and lack of oversight. Consequences are harms like poverty, economic inefficiency, undermining development goals, and empowering organized crime. Proposed solutions center around increasing transparency, empowering citizens, strengthening monitoring, and reforming policies.