Good public governance in Iraq : special reference to the eradication of corruption in the public sector

Abstract

In the Iraqi public sector, good public governance and corruption have a reversed connection which simply means that in order to achieve good public governance, a country has to treat its problem in corruption and vice versa. In this study, the actual reasons, impacts and solutions for administrative corruption, which have existed for more than ten years in Iraq, will be looked into. This study is devoted to simplify all the efforts put in by the Iraqi government in halting corruption through a combined effort with several bodies. In short, this study is completely aimed at straightening out all the deep-rooted and underlying motives towards corruption which are directly the causes for the problem. With this, a small conclusion can be proposed, that is, when there is equitableness in job among employees in the public sector, mainly in terms of their rights and responsibilities, the level of corruption can be brought down dramatically, vice versa. This study depends on the results of employees` perspective about good governance and its actual applications in Iraq, the level of employees` satisfaction about their entitlements and the effectiveness of governmental agencies in fighting corruption.