Tajikistan: Battling corruption

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

12 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

02/26/2009

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

Political science

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Summary :

Introduction.
Examples of corruption.
1. Organized crime and corruption.
2. Uranium mining and enrichment.
3. The leadership of Joseph Stalin: Tajikistan labor camps.
4. The government of Tajikistan.
Contributing factors of corruption.
1. Single root cause for the corruption problem in Tajikistan.
2. Strong nationalist feelings.
3. Soviet cultural assimilation.
4. CIA operations in Afghanistan.
5. The civil war and the war on terror.
Fighting corruption.
1. The OECD.
2. The Ministry for State Revenues and Duties.
3. Code of ethics for civil servants.
4. The international military interests in the country.
5. The installing of new computers and the upgrading of auditing standards.
6. Economic reform in Tajikistan.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

tajikistan is a landlocked country in Southwest Asia surrounded by Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and China. The country is a republic headed by President Emomali Rakhmonov and Prime Minister Oquil Oqilov. There are currently NATO forces operating out of tajikistan in support of the war in Afghanistan, and the Russian 201st Motor-Rifle Division help to guard the mountainous borders. The country underwent five years of civil war after achieving independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and is now facing the difficulty of transitioning to a market economy in the wake of war, poverty, and corruption. The history of Tajik nationalism and radical Islam are important factors in helping to understand the countries current state of affairs and the problem of corruption. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) anti-corruption strategy is in force and being implemented within the country, however tajikistan has a long way to go before making a complete transition free of corruption and economic crime. This paper will give a history of Islam and nationalism in the country and will explain the goals of the OECD, while also giving a description of the current state of affairs in the region. The purpose of this paper is to outline the cause of corruption in tajikistan and to propose a solution to this problem while also understanding the factors that created it. corruption remains one of the leading problems in the country and is apparent in all forms of civil service.