Lessig presented the topic of “corruption in our government” in his book. There were two element that he went by‚ bad governance and lost trust. By bad governance‚ he meant the “government doesn’t track the expressed will of the people‚ whether on the Left or on the Right” (Lessig 2011: 8) and by lost of trust‚ he meant “when democracy seems a charade‚ we lost faith in the process” (Lessig 2011: 9). By this‚ he is means that these two element makes up corruption‚ how these two element connects
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Vietnam’s state capacity are understandably numerous. Among those varied challenges‚ this essay‚ based mostly on the study of Vietnam in the last decade‚ will identify and explicate three most prominent challenges to Vietnam’s state capacity‚ namely corruption‚ territorial disputes and participation in the World Trade Organization (WTO). The essay also sheds a light on how these factors challenge state capacity in every respect of life. Of all the elements that are crucial to maintain and develop
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change towards a world free of corruption. Such a strategy can gain credibility‚ momentum and impact‚ particularly when it leads to tangible help to the victims and witnesses of corruption. It implies that TI will not shy away from “naming names” or exposing individual cases if it believes it necessary to achieve these aims. Major Article Summary After going through several articles the one I found relevant to the topic of discussion was the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)‚ published
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Social Impact The economic impact of bribes in emerging economies “can increase the cost of a project by 10 percent‚”1 and distorts public expenditure. Corruption can also be a contributing factor “to economic and political unrest by exacerbating income inequality‚ resulting in the denial of fundamental human rights for many citizens.” 2 Corruption and bribes lead to an unfair playing field for honest companies‚ and good people in face lose business. Bribery The “optimal” amount of bribery should
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military–industrial–congressional complex‚[1] is a concept commonly used to refer to policy and monetary relationships between legislators‚ national armed forces‚ and the military industrial base that supports them. These relationships include political contributions‚ political approval for military spending‚ lobbying to support bureaucracies‚ and oversight of the industry. It is a type of iron triangle. The term is most often used in reference to the system behind the military of the United States‚ where it
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Case Study: Siemens Bribery Scandal 1. Corruption was deeply embedded in Siemen’s business culture. They rationalized this corruption by stating that it was not illegal to initiate bribes to government officials. This was true‚ however not anymore‚ the law changed in 1999 prohibiting such acts of corruption. 2. If a manager at Siemens would have stood up and took a stand against corruption‚ I think that he/she would have most likely been fired for being insubordinate. The higher executives that
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not all citizens shared in the new wealth‚ prestige and optimism. Progressivism also was coated with strong political overtones‚ and it rejected the3 church as the driving force for change their goals included the desire to remove corruption and unique influence from government through the taming of bosses and political machines also the effort to include more people directly in the political process and the conviction that government must play a role to solve social problems and establish fairness
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progressives were successful in several areas‚ exposing corruption was their greatest success. The results of this led to the revealing frauds‚ unfair business practices‚ bribery‚ and many other unlawful practices. Because the progressives had exposed so much corruption‚ average citizens would soon have the benefit of cleaner work conditions‚ higher wages‚ less voter intimidation‚ and safer goods for sale. The progressives exposed much of the corruption that existed between business and politics. Businesses
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economic‚ social‚ cultural‚ political and civil development of societies around the world. The vast sums of money involved can compromise legitimate economies
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Corruption means the state of being bad and dishonest‚ especially in matters concerning money. It creates a very impact vk?kkr to the country’s education‚ occupation‚ living style and mostly the humanity. Corruption in this setting has been facilitated by three factors: (i) the rewriting of an unprecedented volume of laws‚ regulations‚ and policies; (ii) the extraordinary redistribution of wealth from the state to the private sector; and (iii) the virtual absence of institutions either within
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