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<sec><h3>Background</h3>
<p>The existence of corruption threatens all aspect of a society, be that social, economic or political. Corruption is more pronounced in developing countries; however, it attracts very little attention from decision-makers. This paper analyses the social implications (health and education) of corruption in India and Pakistan. According to the <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_cejpp-2022-0003_ref_027">Corruption Perception Index Report (2019)</xref>, these countries are perceived to be the most corrupt ones.</p>
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<sec><h3>Objectives</h3>
<p>Corruption has been researched enormously with respect to its economic and political consequences, but not much attention has been given to its social implications on human rights. Corruption violates human rights directly or indirectly. Therefore, this paper aims to elaborate the links (direct and indirect) between corruption and human rights and focus on the consequences of corruption on health and education; it also aims to present anti-corruption policies to curb corruption in the investigated countries.</p>
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<sec><h3>Methods</h3>
<p>The research employs a systematic literature review method (PRISMA-P 2015) that identifies currently available research, selects and assesses contribution, analyses and synthesises data, and presents pieces of evidence with a justified conclusion. It also encourages researchers to apply PRISMA protocols in future researches.</p>
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<sec><h3>Results</h3>
<p>The results show that more than 80% of the reviewed articles argue that corruption is one of the invincible reasons for the people's dire social condition in India and Pakistan; moreover, corruption remains ignored, which shows that there are gaps to understand how corruption can extremely dent the right to education and health.</p>
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Background
The existence of corruption threatens all aspect of a society, be that social, economic or political. Corruption is more pronounced in developing countries; however, it attracts very little attention from decision-makers. This paper analyses the social implications (health and education) of corruption in India and Pakistan. According to the Corruption Perception Index Report (2019), these countries are perceived to be the most corrupt ones.

Objectives
Corruption has been researched enormously with respect to its economic and political consequences, but not much attention has been given to its social implications on human rights. Corruption violates human rights directly or indirectly. Therefore, this paper aims to elaborate the links (direct and indirect) between corruption and human rights and focus on the consequences of corruption on health and education; it also aims to present anti-corruption policies to curb corruption in the investigated countries.

Methods
The research employs a systematic literature review method (PRISMA-P 2015) that identifies currently available research, selects and assesses contribution, analyses and synthesises data, and presents pieces of evidence with a justified conclusion. It also encourages researchers to apply PRISMA protocols in future researches.

Results
The results show that more than 80% of the reviewed articles argue that corruption is one of the invincible reasons for the people's dire social condition in India and Pakistan; moreover, corruption remains ignored, which shows that there are gaps to understand how corruption can extremely dent the right to education and health.

Social Implications of Corruption in Developing Countries: Case Study of Pakistan and India

Central European Journal of Public Policy

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Background
The existence of corruption threatens all aspect of a society, be that social, economic or political. Corruption is more pronounced in developing...

Social Implications of Corruption in Developing Countries: Case Study of Pakistan and India

Published Online: Feb 06, 2022

Page range: 1 - 13

Received: Jul 28, 2021

Accepted: Dec 10, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cejpp-2022-0003

Keywords
Corruption, social implications in developing countries, human development, human rights, impacts of corruption on health and education

© 2022 Haris Hassan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Social Implications of Corruption in Developing Countries: Case Study of Pakistan and India

Published Online: Feb 06, 2022

Page range: 1 - 13

Received: Jul 28, 2021

Accepted: Dec 10, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cejpp-2022-0003

KeywordsCorruption, social implications in developing countries, human development, human rights, impacts of corruption on health and education

© 2022 Haris Hassan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Corruption, social implications in developing countries, human development, human rights, impacts of corruption on health and education