Corruption Circle of Sri Lanka:The Second Largest Enemy to the State

Abstract

A set of fundamental principles and core values are required to govern any state. However, the deep-seated causes and effects of corruption in a system kill people’s satisfaction. Notwithstanding, the stagnation or half-measures of countering misappropriation and misuse of power can be considered as impediments to eliminate corruption. Corruption is disintegrative and the democracy is more likely to struggle for survival. The corruption level of Sri Lanka has become the second largest enemy to the state actually before, during and after the violent conflict. Consequently, it is evident that the viciousness of corruption circle victimises the state and people over the decades. Eventually, the principles and values become trivial due to disparities caused by dishonesty in the public sector. In this regard, the main objective of this paper is to come across the causes of corruption that make states less able. A holistic analysis has been used in this paper to analyse both primary and secondary data. To this end, this paper also shows the deep-rooted viciousness in the public sector.