Search results
May 12, 2016 · In this collection of essays leading politicians, activists, journalists and academics begin a global debate about how we can fight back.
- (98)
- Christine Lagarde, Great Britain: Cabinet Office
- Foreword by David Cameron, Prime Minister of The United Kingdom
- Francis Fukuyama: What Is Corruption?
- Paul Collier: How to Change Cultures of Corruption
- John Githongo: An African Perspective on Corruption
- Sarah Chayes: Corruption and Terrorism: The Causal Link
- David Walsh: The Irresponsibility of Not Knowing – Corruption in Sport
- President Muhammadu Buhari: My Plan to Fight Corruption in Nigeria
Corruption is the cancer at the heart of so many of our problems in the world today. It destroys jobs and holds back growth, costing the world economy billions of pounds every year. It traps the poorest in the most desperate poverty as corrupt governments around the world syphon off funds and prevent hard-working people from getting the revenues an...
Corruption has in many ways become the defining issue of the 21st century, just as the 20th century was characterised by large ideological struggles between democracy, fascism and communism. Today a majority of the world’s nations accept the legitimacy of democracy and at least pretend to hold competitive elections. What really distinguishes politi...
Corruption does not happen everywhere, it is concentrated in pockets: in particular industries, in particular societies and in particular times. Among industries, natural resource extraction and construction have long been seen as exceptionally prone to corruption. This is partly because projects in these sectors are idiosyncratic and difficult to ...
Sebolu is the Sotho word for a ‘spoilt thing’. It is a derogatory word used in Lesotho’s national language and vernacular to mean, among other things, corruption. Someone who is corrupt is described as being bobolu and people have deep disdain for such a person.[footnote 3] In most of Africa though, there are few similar words of such powerful home...
It’s February 2015 and I am in Kano, northern Nigeria. Not three months back, in the midst of Friday prayers, Boko Haram struck the Grand Mosque in the old fortress-like centre of town. The dead and the bloodied lay strewn in their hundreds across the public square. I’m sitting with some lawyers – a prosecutor, the chairman of the state bar associa...
Being a sports writer was all I wanted. Thirty-eight years, the only job I’ve ever had. Good times mostly. Not what I thought they would be. When I glance in the rear-view mirror, there is more cynicism, more corruption, more of sport’s dark side. It seems hard to believe now that the journey began with the expectation of standards higher than woul...
In the run-up to the general elections in March 2015, I campaigned on the platform of addressing the challenges of security, the economy, power, infrastructure and fighting corruption. Of these, removing the cancer of corruption from the system is the key not only to restoring the moral health of the nation, but also to freeing our enormous resourc...
May 12, 2016 · In this collection of essays leading politicians, activists, journalists and academics begin a global debate about how we can fight back.
- 9780.1B
- The Stationery Office Ltd
- 05/12/2016
- Barnes & Noble
May 12, 2016 · Against Corruption: A book of essays. Kindle Edition. Corruption is the cancer at the heart of many of the world’s problems. It destroys jobs and holds back growth. It fuels instability and terrorism. It traps the poorest in poverty. It even corrodes trust in the sports we love.
- (90)
- Amazon.com Services LLC
- $0.00
- Christine Lagarde, Great Britain: Cabinet Office
May 12, 2016 · In this collection of essays leading politicians, activists, journalists and academics begin a global debate about how we can fight back.
In this collection of essays leading politicians, activists, journalists and academics begin a global debate about how we can fight back. 258 pages, Kindle Edition Published May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016 · How can we as citizens of the world end corruption in the face of powerful corrupt adversaries, the threat of repercussions and the seemingly "too big" of a problem to solve. Maybe you might find some answers and inspiration here.
- Christine Lagarde, Great Britain: Cabinet Office
People also ask
Why is corruption a problem?
Can a court treat unexplained wealth as evidence of corruption?
Is corruption the world's most talked about problem?
Can ordinary people make a difference in the fight against corruption?
