Problem
Official privilege
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Corporate privilegesPerks
Abuse of fringe benefits
Government perks
Undisclosed lobbying largesse
Taxpayer-funded government perks
Incidence:
In 1993, a US senator proposed the mandatory disclosure of gifts (exceeding a $20 value) given to law-makers by the estimated 8,000 to 12,000 professional lobbyists in the country, as the previous 1946 US gift rule provided numerous loopholes for the collection of unreported perks.
Broader Problems:
Prohibitive labour costsAccumulation of privileges Narrower Problems:
Political junketsNon-payment of company taxHigh severance pay for top managersHigh severance pay for top managersViolation of immunities of international civil servants Related Problems:
Trading in public office Aggravates:
Queue-jumpingAbuse of powerAbuse of in kind paymentsUnethical practices by employeesUnethical practices of government leadersMonopolization by interest groups in development of community priorities Strategies:
Acquiring goods and services freeLobbyingLobbyingLobbyingGiving official privilegeGiving official privilege Subject(s):
Commerce → Business enterprises??Commerce → Finance??
Commerce → Taxation??
Communication → Influencing??
Government → Government ??
Social Activity → Welfare??
Societal Problems → Maltreatment??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
20.05.2019 – 17:08 CEST