Search: Corruption (17 materials)

 

Lee Wan-koo’s Resignation: a New Episode in the South Korean Saga

... of the country. His resignation was due to allegations of bribery, which makes it worthwhile to more closely examine the situation and analyze the recent developments that have led to the scandal resulting in the prime minister’s resignation. Corruption has traditionally been considered a serious problem in South Korean society. However, the notion of corruption in ROK is understood much more widely than in Russia, and includes a complex system of informal relations to lure an official or ...

27.04.2015

Civil Society in Ukraine

... judicial branch. The country has received powerful political and financial support from international organizations, associations and leading countries of the world, which has led to a gradual change of Ukraine’s image in the world. RIA Novosti Corruption Perceptions Index - Ukraine However, the extent of the problems faced by the state has reduced the efficiency of government actions and has sometimes given rise to erroneous political decisions. Among them are the ongoing military conflict ...

09.04.2015

Can protests lead to a better choice of government than elections with fraud?

In most countries the first-best mechanism of political choice, i.e. fair and competitive elections, is unfeasible. Thus, citizens are left to choose from either participating in rigged elections whose outcome is likely distorted in favor of incumbents, or resorting to protests to force a policy change or overthrow the government. I am wondering if there are circumstances in which mass action could lead to more desirable social outcomes than moderately unfair elections, and below I give a brief answer...

02.03.2014

Fighting Crime: Mexico’s Lessons for Russia

... getting stronger and is set to join ranks with TOC. Russia may benefit from the lessons Mexican law enforcement agencies have learned in their efforts to counter the diverse threat posed by organized crime, as this country faces similar challenges of corruption, rising crime rate, rapid expansion of drugs among young people, a growing number of drug addicts, and the appearance of new synthetic drugs on the market. Russia's criminal environment is also influenced by factors such as the imperfect domestic ...

17.01.2014

Why corruption can enhance social welfare

Corruption is commonly perceived as a threat to social welfare, but it is not always true. In many situations, as I am going to show, corrupted behavior of individuals can allow for more efficient resource allocations than the law-abiding strategy. To ...

24.12.2013

A Hazardous Game – The Strait of Malacca

... become increasingly dynamic in dozens of nations due to a state policy of “going-out”, which is a result of a stagnating domestic output, increasing demand and the Malacca Dilemma. Moreover, these majors favour unstable states with high corruption as this way competition from international oil firms is minimised which allows 'strongholds' to be build. Essentially, they follow an altered business culture, as they do not have shareholders in a common sense, which allows ...

08.10.2013

D.R. Congo - Land of Many Perils

... experienced very little fighting, albeit some heated exchanges had took place as Western media reported. At most, I was told it consisted of small skirmishes in the pre-election. A “sexy” topic about any developing nation in academia is corruption and I could not refrain from finding out more. Interestingly, corruption in the way that we interpret it almost does not exist. Essentially, local and state governments do not take bribes or demand them as they do elsewhere, but what everyone ...

29.08.2013
 

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