Showing posts with label trading in influence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trading in influence. Show all posts

Monday, May 18, 2020

Corruption is not always about the money

Mayor Quimby, a stereotypically corrupt public official

Image: The Simpsons™ © 20th Century Fox. Used without permission.

"Where is the, uh... bribe?

If, like Joe Quimby, you associate corruption with financial wrongdoing - the offering and acceptance of cash bribes, or the awarding of public contracts to friends and associates - you might not see the allegations published in Part One of this blog as being directly linked to corruption.

The international community sees corruption in a broader sense, and links corruption to the violation of peoples' rights.