Corruption is a means to an end whereby the corrupted can be manipulated at will and removed from office easily anytime they become uncooperative. It is those who corrupt and bribe the corruptible one should set their attention upon 
#seduceanddestroy
#seduceanddestroyIs a present to a surger from whom depends your life a corruption? I think, no.
But wide spread corruption is not normal, it shows the rotten of the society structure
In my observation, 'corruption' is pretty much universal. It seems to be a function of being a human in a society larger than a typical hunter/gatherer group, and it makes a lot of sense why this would be the case.
Seems to me that it is 'better' to have the corruption be pushed down to the lowest level possible. In this case more of the money stays at the local level. In the U.S. where the corruption lives more at the state, federal, and corporate levels, the 'trickle down' path for the stolen money is so long that little or none of it goes back to the community. On an individual level most people get all of the mine-shaft and little or none of the mine.
In this case, corruption can be reduced to a minimum level when everyone's self-conscience can perceive and implement such high concepts as the common good, self-improvement, justice. So how to achieve this?