Korupcja polityczna – przegląd definicji zjawiska w myśli zachodnich i wschodnich badaczy i politologów

Presence of corruption in the structures of political authority is very disadvantageous for the state. Despite this political corruption is still very common. It is difficult to define the concept of corruption accurately, especially in the political field. The problem of political corruption is studied all over the world. Researchers do not agree on the definition of corruption, each of them describes this phenomenon in a different perspective. This article focuses on the phenomenon of political corruption. Here are presented different approaches to the definition of political corruption in western and eastern researchers and scholars.