Economic and political components of corruption and money laundering

Abstract

The author analyses two mutually linked phenomena - corruption and money laundering - a negative phenomena, which are today very spread in a number of countries. The prevention of corruption and money laundering represent one of the leading challenges of modern social changes. Appearing in political and social life, they make the citizens and the public convinced that society can not function without corruption and money laundering. These criminal acts are skillfully covered up and difficult to reveal, thanks to the help support of bureaucracy, technocracy and plutocracy of certain society.