Corruption Factor as a Destabilizing Element of Development of the Space Industry -

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by Andrii Prykhodko¹ and Vitaliy Oksin²
¹ Scientific Institute of Public Law (Kyiv, Ukraine)
² Scientific Institute of Public Law (Kyiv, Ukraine)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29202/asl/2020/5/7
Received: March 21, 2020 / Accepted: April 27, 2020 / Published: May 1, 2020

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Abstract

This work is devoted to the analysis of the phenomenon of corruption, its impact on the development of the space industry, because under the condition of the rapid development of new space technologies, building a new model of the space economy and generally rethinking the prospects of the space industry by the world, the exploration of its unknown spaces — this question is extremely relevant. In a global sense, corruption as a transnational socio-legal phenomenon is, firstly, a type of behavior of persons with a special status (particularly in the sphere of making individual decisions that have legal consequences), in which the interests of such a person occupy a privileged position over public or state ones; secondly, it is a reviled ideology of society that allows, contrary to the law, to commit, allow or encourage unethical and illegal behavior of authorized persons. In a general sense, it is a comprehensive phenomenon that includes manifestations of any abuse of a special status on the one hand, and on the other — inducement and active actions before their implementation by other interested persons. In other words, it is a two-way relationship, a symbiosis of needs and benefits. It is proved that corruption in the space industry is manifested by the aggregate indicator of its existence in the state, in its main sectors. The space industry is hindered in its development precisely because funds that should potentially be used for research and development of outer space are not being used for their intended purpose. Accordingly, there is no innovation activity, and technological progress is minimal. Therefore, the priority is to eliminate corruption both in the world and in individual countries, because it, like a viral infection, tends to migrate, threatening the entire humanity.

Keywords: eradication of corruption, destabilization, corruption, space sphere, outer space, world cooperation.

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Prykhodko, Andrii, and Vitaliy Oksin (2020) Corruption Factor as a Destabilizing Element of Development of the Space Industry. Advanced Space Law, Volume 5, 71-82. https://doi.org/10.29202/asl/2020/5/7

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