Abstract
This paper is concerned with the history and theory of bureaucratic corruption. It uses the context of the garment
export sector in Bangladesh to further analyze issues relating to corruption in both the private and the public sector.
The paper concludes that corruption in the Third World countries is a complex issue. Further, it argues that blaming
the bureaucrats or the private businesses alone would not do justice to the problem. Neither will it help in finding
appropriate policies to solve this important problem in governance and development.