Facilitating Malfeasance for a Fee

The briefing highlights the role of 'private actors in the service industry', such as bankers, lawyers, and accountants, in designing the structures that facilitate state capture and corruption, noting that these actors are frequently not held accountable.

• John Githongo identifies private service industry professionals—specifically bankers, lawyers, and accountants—as key actors who create the 'architecture' that enables state capture and corruption, yet these individuals often escape the level of accountability faced by other participants.
• Corruption and state capture are described as reciprocal processes requiring two parties: one who provides an improper inducement, such as a business owner seeking a tender, and a public official who is improperly induced to provide favor.

APA

Public Affairs Research Institute (2019). Facilitating Malfeasance for a Fee. https://pari.org.za/the-usual-suspects-in-state-capture-politicsweb/

Chicago

Public Affairs Research Institute. Facilitating Malfeasance for a Fee. 2019. https://pari.org.za/the-usual-suspects-in-state-capture-politicsweb/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{publicaffairsresearchinstitute2019facilitating, author = {{Public Affairs Research Institute}}, title = {{Facilitating Malfeasance for a Fee}}, institution = {Public Affairs Research Institute}, year = {2019}, month = jun, url = {https://pari.org.za/the-usual-suspects-in-state-capture-politicsweb/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }