Understanding Corruption through Policy: Case Study of the Corruption in Medicine and Medical Supplies of Ministry of Public Health, 1998

Abstract

Objective of this study is to present how policy discourses were constructed
in order to formulate and manipulate public policy which is the instrument for corruption or corruption through policy. The case study which will be used is the corruption in medicine and medical supply procurement of the Ministry of Public Health, 1998. This study presents concept and vital role of policy discourse for defining the whole new public policy or altering the existed one for the purpose of creating opportunities or ways for seeking private interest of the culprits and their followers, in other words, this process can make corruption look legitimate.