Why, for a Class of Bribes, the Act of Giving a Bribe should
: Under current laws, both the giver and taker are culpable, meaning they share an interest in keeping the crime secret. By granting the giver immunity, their interests diverge after the act, incentivizing the giver to report the official. The Bribe
Basu proposes a novel strategy to reduce corruption, specifically targeting "harassment bribes" (bribes paid for services one is legally entitled to, such as tax refunds or subsidized land paperwork): Why, for a Class of Bribes, the Act
The phrase most commonly refers to "Why, for a Class of Bribes, the Act of Giving a Bribe should be Legal" , a widely discussed economic paper by Kaushik Basu . Key Arguments of Basu's Paper for a Class of Bribes