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What Do Youthink! About Corruption?
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Analor, 20, Gabon
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"I think that corruption is the result of the bad example set by our governments. As long as Governments members will be involved in, other citizen of the country will follow."
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"abdnash," 26, Ghana
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"where corruption ends, development begins"
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Mario, 28, Nigeria
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"Though corruption is a global phenomenon, it has a cure--self discipline and honesty."
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Khalid, 20, Pakistan
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"corruption is that termite which slowly & slowly not only eats up the tree, causing damage to tree owner but also finishes its own source of food for living."
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Rotoba, 20, Mexico
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"the people practice the corruption because is the easy way to do his jobs and resolve his problems, and they just follow the example, and because they say that the people who practice that is the smart people"
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"kimjnsil," 21, Nigeria
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"Corruption is said to be an act done with intent to give some advantage inconsistent with official duty and the rights of others. It includes bribery, but is more comprehensive; because an act may be corruptly done, though the advantage to be derived from it be not offered by another. Corruption has been around for a very long time and will be around in the future unless governments can figure out effective ways to combat it. This is not going to be easy, since much public corruption can be traced to government intervention in the economy, policies aimed at liberalization, stabilization, deregulation, and privatization can sharply reduce the opportunities for rent-seeking behavior and corruption. Where government regulations are pervasive, however, and government officials have discretion in applying them, individuals are often willing to offer bribes to officials to circument the rules and, sad to relate, officials are occasionally tempted to accept these bribes.
"When the prosperity is greater than values, corruption rears its head. If at least a core in the leadership desires Corruption is self-defeating and therefore will work for its dissolution. A good leadership worths best in a society no matter what."
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Theresa, 22, Ghana
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"corruption from my point of view is like a disease that eats a country up. i think that corruption retards growth because when u always have to bribe your way through getting things done, then it pratically mean that you are preventing another resourceful person from achieving his or her goal. the 'who you know' system is so bad that even when it comes to schooling, the good students are left to stay home and the unintelligent ones take their place only because they don't have the money to pay to get admission.this is a peculiar issue in my country which is destroying it because at the end of the day,the schools produce very poor commodities who cant even think on their feet and as such stops creative thinking. therefore, i think that for a country to progress, it needs a corrupt free environment"
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Taya, 19, Vietnam
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"In my country, Viet Nam, there is a corruption scandal involves a minister of transport, his deputy vice and a general director of Project Management Unit No18. They spent ODA capital in gambling and betting (about 7 million $) whilst our GDP per capita is about 400 USD. We both think that almost all our government officials will do bribery if be offered and 1/3 of them admitted that."
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Nadia
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"corruption is almost a world phenomenon it has clung to mankind like an incurable disease if government is corrupt common people are corrupt to get rid of this it is very important to provide equal facilities to every citizen as a pakistani citizen I want to bring this thing to your kind notice that in our society there is no law and order in our society and there are different laws for rich and poor this inequality brings corruption in society I myself see several times corruption during my research."
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