Tag: corruption
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The political background
So you think when you see a politician’s face it is everything you can possibly see. Yes, you are right, there are so-called lobbyists, advisors, and shadow eminences. But the truth is there is a face (the very politician), mover-and-shaker (the brain), crook (stealing public funds or monetize the influence he exerts over the politician).…
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Corporate corruption is here without anybody measuring it
Everybody knows the Transparency International corruption index and how badly are the particular countries placed. The methods of measuring are quite objective and meaningful. And gross corruption poses a huge problem to countries’ development. But how come they do measure only gross corruption while there is enormously strong corporate corruption. Because corporate corruption is everywhere.…
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How can an ordinary man fight corruption
Corruption not only costs us trillions of dollars a year, but it also distorts the political process to an extreme degree (the very ability to conduct things in favor of citizens). You say the Iron law of oligarchy still prevails, so there is no need to be an ordinary member when the shadow eminence will…