Question

An oil company wants to set up its refinery in a town. Environmentalists are against this project, as it will pollute the nearby river. The initial ban on the project was suddenly removed and a government official approved the project. People believe that the government official formulated certain policies to favor the oil company in spite of knowing the possible hazards the oil refinery will create. Which type of bureaucratic inefficiency is exhibited in this scenario?

________is exhibited in this scenario.

Answer 1

Answer: Bribery

Explanation:

Bribery can be defined as the act of giving something of the value in return for some kind of influence or action in return, which the receiver would have not offered without the price value.

Here, in this case also the oil company might have paid some bribe to the government officials in order to get approved their project.

Due to bribe the government officials approved their project without being thinking of the consequences of the project.