The Importance Of Government Corruption In Myanmar

For almost 50 years, from 1962 until 2011, Myanmar had a closed authoritarian regime with poor records of governance and socio-economic development (OECD, 2014). Myanmar 's history was also marred by ethnic conflicts, self-isolation, economic mismanagement and corruption for most of the past half-century. Then in 2011, Myanmar had declared the end of the military dictatorship as part of the Road Map to democracy and transformed itself into a civilian government embracing the democratic transitions (Soans and Abe, 2015). Since then, Myanmar has undergone important and sweeping reforms towards a more open government (OECD, 2014). The new government has clearly indicated its desires to regain trust from its citizens through building integrity

He also stressed the need to address bribery and corruption in the government and the public sector as a whole which were rampant and interfering with the reform process. Although the government is committed itself to be a more transparent and accountable government, it is not very successful and there is a long road ahead with many challenges. This paper analyses the policy options that have been implemented by the government to reduce corruption and build integrity. At the same time, this paper also discusses the extend of success of the government in creating a clean government and good

It is affecting different sectors in a variety of forms. The major forms of corruptions are the political corruption, the bureaucratic corruption and the economic corruption (Chêne, 2012). The political corruption happened during the 2010 general elections and 2012 parliamentary by-elections which were marked by fraud and irregularities. As a result, the pro-military party won almost 80 percent of the seats available for election (Bertelsmann Foundation, 2012). The bureaucratic corruption is the most serious form of corruption affecting the public sector and service delivery. It is widespread and has become a major barrier to commerce and investment for growth and development (Chêne, 2012). The economic corruption is mostly in the form of cronyism where many state assets are being privatised to close associates at below market rates (Bertelsmann Foundation,