Abuse of government power
Visualization of narrower problems
Name(s):
Misuse of political power
Abuse of public power
Political coercion
Nature
The abuse of power involves the deliberate use of power for specific aims that could not be legitimately justified since they are often for the exclusive benefit of power itself, for the maintenance of a political regime or of an unjust social and economical system. High public officials who, protected by their position, accumulate unjustifiably their wealth, undertake all manner of business, favour their protégés and receive donations or improper "commissions".
Incidence
In the UK in 1994 a survey indicated that nearly 30% of those questioned believed that government was corrupt or abused its power.
Broader
Narrower
Aggravates
Political alienation [in 6 loops]
Inadequate system of political checks and balances [in 25 loops]
Aggravated by
Reduced by
Strategy(ies)
Value(s)
Reference(s)
Type
(C) Cross-sectoral problems