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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Nepotism: The subtle form of corruption

Nepotism creeps into every avenue of business, entertainment, education, politics
 and social interaction; everyone is aware of the problem, yet no one addresses it.
Nepotism or favouring of relatives and friends although unethical is quite common
 in all areas of human interaction, particularly in business, entertainment, politics
 and education.
Although no company or organisation will admit outright of nepotism floating
 around their hallways, it happens in every field all over the world. It may occur
 in the form of a company employing a relative of an executive or upper management
 over people who are more qualified for the job, or a an organisation lending their
 support to a political campaign due to some pre existing ties between them.
Another way this social injustice is spreading all over is in educational institutions
, where faculty and administrative personnel grants admission to people with
 relations to the staff, or because their families donate a monetary sum to the
 institution, in the form of a bribe. This takes away positions and seats away
from deserving employees and promising young students.

Corruption comes in different forms and nepotism is one of it's most subtle
 and overpowering forms. Bribes accepted by people in power really reflect
how badly our society has fallen, it marks the destruction of a meritocracy
which should be the basis of admissions or employment. Of course if one
 candidate or student has some other attractive quality like interpersonal
 skills, creativity or just sheer charms and being a good conversationalist,
 then they're selection irrespective of their academic or job skills is acceptable, 
but to be selected because you're someone's son or daughter or nephew is 
just plain wrong.

The problem with nepotism is even though only a few people in power have the
 ability to use nepotism for their own gain,  it's effects are widespread and affect
 many people. Politics is another area in which nepotism and corruption in
general is prominent. Politicians accepting bribes and embezzling funds
 from political campaigns has become all too common.

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