Corruption, anti-corruption and the importance of a comprehensive strategy for strengthening the supervision

A look at the history of corruption and combat it indicates that it has been historically one of the important government problems. in recent years, the fight against corruption have attracted the attention of many countries and international institutions and today, more than 14 different centers at international level are collecting various information regarding the calculation of the corruption index. Likewise, in the Islamic Republic of Iran in order to prevent corruption many efforts have been done. In this regard, Article 142 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran has also emphasized on “investigating of the highest position’s properties. In this article we review the history of corruption and its types, how to deal with it in the world and consequences of corruption in the field of cultural, political, economic, etc. have been analyzed and ways of different countries in dealing with this phenomenon have been reviewed. The importances of comprehensive monitoring and as a strategy against corruption have also been studied.