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 managersAbuse of privileges and immunities by diplomatsViolation 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 freeLobbyingDisclosing lobbying largesseHiding extent of lobbying largesseGiving official privilegeUsing fringe benefits Subject(s):
Commerce → Business enterprisesCommerce → 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
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST