Corruption undermines human development and democracy. It reduces access to public services by diverting public resources for private gain. The real costs of corruption were highlighted by the UN Secretary-General in his 2009 statement for the International Anti-Corruption Day: "When public money is stolen for private gain‚ it means fewer resources to build schools‚ hospitals‚ roads and water treatment facilities. When foreign aid is diverted into private bank accounts‚ major infrastructure projects
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FINAL PROJECT – CORRUPTION IN INDONESIA Before we discuss about corruption in Indonesia‚ first we must know what corruption itself is. In a common view‚ corruption is misused money which causes a deficit for the country itself. But‚ corruption itself has a broader meaning beside that‚ corruption itself come from the word “corrupt” which also mean defective. A misused of power can also be a definition of corruption. Based from oxford dictionary‚ corrupt has a meaning of “having or showing a willingness
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Radio Haiti-Inter was the first independent radio in Haiti. It was a major success amongst the Haitian people because of its remarkable advocacy and fight for democracy. The station was first founded in 1935 by Ricardo Widmaier for the sole purpose of entertainment‚ but in the 1960s conspicuous and outspoken Jean Dominique bought the station. He played the role of both journalist and human rights activist. His lasting legacy brings light upon the abuses of the Duvalier’s dictatorship; he founded
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Thousands of citizens from over 40 cities poured into the streets on 30th January to participate in the nationwide campaign for “March against corruption”‚ started by Param Pujya Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankarji along with Swami Ramdev‚ Swami Agnivesh‚ Kiran Bedi‚ Anna Hazare‚ Arch Bishop Vincent M Concessao‚ J. M. Lyngdoh and many others. The campaign demanded the setting up of the citizen-drafted Lokpal as an independent body at the center and Lok Ayuktas in the state. These bodies will have powers
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Political corruption is destroying the Dominican Republic. Today i want to share with you‚ what is happening at the moment with the tax reform‚ what is and what involves‚ the factors or posible consequences that may happen‚ so in order to start is good to know that the Dominican Republic suffers from government corruption‚ wasteful spending‚ and high unemployment‚ as well as unreliable electric service caused by seasonal drought‚ low collection rates‚ theft‚ and infrastructure problems. Today
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Haiti vs. the Dominican Republic Comparing Two Sister Countries They say the grass is always greener on the other side‚ for Haiti this saying seems to be true. Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola‚ but are completely different in many ways. Haiti is the poorest countries in the western hemisphere and almost all of its people live in poverty‚ while the Dominican Republic is one of the wealthier countries. In 1960‚ both countries had the same per capita real GDP but in
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November 3rd‚ 2017 Comparing Haiti and Greece Each country has unique qualities that no other country has. The differences between developing countries and developed countries has to do with the use of their economic resources‚ the income and employment opportunities of the country‚ how much industrialization the country has experienced‚ and the overall standard of living that their citizens experience. There are great differences in these areas between the countries of Haiti and Greece. This will
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different perspective and influence is very powerful. What do I mean by this? I mean as I went through blogs online about the movie there were several people who think that many of the precincts in New York City are corrupt. Now I’m sure there is corruption in the New York police system but you know what‚ it’s everywhere as well. Not just New York. Blogging is a new system online now for people to put down their thoughts and feeling about things and it’s a very depressing thing to read sometimes. Every
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The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12‚ 2010 significantly deepened existing challenges and created massive reconstruction needs for a country that was already the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. In spite of the enormity of the task‚ three years after the earthquake‚ much has been done by Haitians and the Haitian Government‚ in partnership with CSOs‚ the private sector‚ and the international community. Of the 1.5 million internally displaced people‚ nearly 1.2 million have
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According to Morris‚[3] corruption is described as the illegitimate use of public power to benefit a private interest. Senior‚[4] however‚ defines corruption as an action to (a) secretly provide (b) a good or a service to a third party (c) so that he or she can influence certain actions which (d) benefit the corrupt‚ a third party‚ or both (e) in which the corrupt agent has authority. Scales of corruption[edit] Corruption can occur on different scales. There is corruption that occurs as small favours
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