ABSTRACT
In a world of shortage, people must compete. Ever since people have organized competition in a way structured by rules, individuals have circumvented them for the sake of rent-seeking. Free-riding has thus become a constant companion of mankind (Johnston 2004).1 Whenever freeriding involves persons who abuse their public office or function for private benefit, we speak of corruption (compare Eser and Kubiciel 2005: 17-21, and Tanzi 1998: 564).
