{"id":22898,"date":"2024-07-26T18:16:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T12:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=22898"},"modified":"2024-07-26T18:16:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T12:46:45","slug":"what-is-white-grey-and-black-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/what-is-white-grey-and-black-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"What is White, Grey and Black Corruption | Ethics for UPSC Civil Services Examination | Triumph IAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22780\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/A-Comprehensive-Classroom-cum-Test-Series-1-150x58.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"986\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/A-Comprehensive-Classroom-cum-Test-Series-1-150x58.png 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/A-Comprehensive-Classroom-cum-Test-Series-1-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >What's Inside this Blog!<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/what-is-white-grey-and-black-corruption\/#What_is_White_Grey_and_Black_Corruption_Relevant_for_Public_Ethics_Integrity_and_Aptitude\" title=\"What is White, Grey and Black Corruption [Relevant for Public Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude]\">What is White, Grey and Black Corruption [Relevant for Public Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude]<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/what-is-white-grey-and-black-corruption\/#Related_Blogs_%E2%80%A6\" title=\"Related Blogs &#8230;\">Related Blogs &#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/what-is-white-grey-and-black-corruption\/#Find_More_Blogs%E2%80%A6\" title=\"Find More Blogs&#8230;\">Find More Blogs&#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_White_Grey_and_Black_Corruption_Relevant_for_Public_Ethics_Integrity_and_Aptitude\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>What is White, Grey and Black Corruption <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><em>[Re<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">levant for Public <\/span><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><em><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude<\/strong><\/em><em><b>]<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Can you imagine that even Corruption comes in varying colors.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Yes! It does because Life itself is not simple and in every context one has varying shades of \u201cGrey\u201d to deal with. Life is not Black and White afterall. <strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-22901\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bl14gop2jpg-150x84.webp\" alt=\"What is White, Grey and Black Corruption\" width=\"687\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bl14gop2jpg-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bl14gop2jpg-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bl14gop2jpg-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bl14gop2jpg-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bl14gop2jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Thai political scientist <strong>Somporn Saengchai (1985)<\/strong> classified corruption based on <strong>Heidenheimer (1978)<\/strong> into three main types:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>White corruption<\/strong>&#8211; Corruption which the public visualizes as a common thing and allows it to happen since it has no serious effect to society. Eg; maintenance of street lighting around railway station given by electricity department in consonance with PWD official to a third party .<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Grey corruption<\/strong>\u2013In this type of corruption the public is still unclear about its processes and impacts. Academics think it is a serious issue but the public seems to be reluctant. Eg: giving permission to install bill-board overlooking the SOPs in gazette to favour someone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Black corruption<\/strong>-This type of corruption society and all parties concerned judge a wrong conduct that requires to be punished in accordance with legal framework. Eg: fire mishap in neo-natal baby care centre not having clearance from the fire department involving death of new born.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Here, one can see how White corruption can mature into Grey and Grey into Black Corruption when conditions changes with some recent true incidence.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">A woman got killed when after rainfall she got entangled in the dangling live wire from the pole of street light when she was going with her family to board a train at New Delhi Rly Stn.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">How a bill-board in a petrol pump located in Ghatkopar of Mumbai fell on the ground after a sand storm hit the area killing many.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">How a neo-natal baby care located in East Delhi caught fire killing 6 new born.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Blogs_%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Related Blogs &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; 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