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1 hr ago. Coming from a 3rd world country where corruption is rampant, whereas lobbying is not, I was completely taken aback by the amount of lobbying in the US. But I have never seen the massive corruption of major corps like Citigroup and Microsoft. COMMENT | Focus on anti-corruption, parliamentary reforms. In the process of dissecting the fantasy of Joe Biden’s wrongdoing, few emerge with honour, writes Kenyans must get onto the streets and march as the Zimbabweans are doing. "http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/international/asia/30bangalore.html?hp&ex=1125460800&en=c3e71df2565ff550&ei=5094&partner=homepageI'm guess I'm not surprised to find an economic lens being used to rationalize a behavior that subverts free markets, public duty, voting, and equal protection of the law. Obviously, if governments strongly regulate many activities, then companies, unions, and other groups that are regulated can do better if they can "bribe" officials to overlook or relax these regulations. "...politicians are no more than ambulance-chasers who write laws for their weepy clients..."In response to the post, however, I also believe the net-effect of corruption to be a negative one. Iñigo Pascual, DJ Jhaiho, Nikki Valdez, other Kapamilya personalities twit DDS trolls, congress for deafening silence Neil Bernardo. I agree with Posner‚Äôs basic approach to corruption, so I will elaborate on some ways to reduce corruption, refer to evidence where corruption actually helps performance, and offer a suggestion for why big-city corruption in America appears to have declined over time. There is an addon, I believe it's called "Corruption tootips" or something similar. His only concern right now is that his side has been denied from stealing, and only one side is stealing.If we are to eradicate Corruption, we must start by banning some people from ever commenting about Corruption.Kaa Chini Kijana Please Sit down Masai.Kikuyus will always win/Rule/Lead/organize/retain Power hence their wealth Power & Mighty. This helps answer Posner‚Äôs question about why corruption in big American cities appears to have been declining. He could even top Oprah and buy a majority of the electorate a car. Corruption is reduced when information is more easily disseminated to the public. Any comments on what you see as the distinction between corruption and lobbying.I see absolutely no difference between corruption and lobbying. Dozens injured as police and protesters clash in Beirut Romania’s most powerful politician sentenced to prison for corruption
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Reports of alleged corruption made to Corruption Watch increased by 40% from 2,262 in 2012 to 5,485 in 2013. Viktoria Marinova, 30, had reported on alleged misuse of EU funds by businesses and politicians Ex-Goldman Sachs banker ordered to pay back £7m laundered money whats your comment on corruption? I know the topic is political corruption but I as a 40 yr stock market professional I have seen many instances of corporate corruption including the current ones that are playing out and have played out in the courts. Posner points out that corruption flourishes with a weak legal system, and with larger government. It is disgusting.Research by Glaeser and the other devlops have demonstrated that better paid officials are more likely to be corrupt, not less as Becker suggest. If politicians are no more than ambulance-chasers who write laws for their weepy clients, then good corruption is defensible simply because it is efficient.
Corruption is a cancer: a cancer that eats away at a citizen's faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity; already-tight national budgets, crowding out important national investments.
Why this hasn't been written up as such is beyond me. "Do you see the hospital on the hill," the official asked.
Shell and Eni’s scandal-plagued oil deal will deprive Nigeria of $6bn I confine my comments to corruption in the public sector, although for every public official who is bribed, there is always a businessman, union official, or someone else in the private sector that is doing the bribing.
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Does lobbying?fyi Becker has mentioned on this blog before his views on lobbying.Although Prof. Becker touched on this in his last point regarding the decrease of corruption in American cities, I'd like to make one comment:I think the proliferation of media outlets and information sharing technology probably has had the greatest impact in that arena.