Wanted: A Political Will
February 13, 2001
A corrupt bureaucracy spawns two forms of corruption: systematic corruption and systemic corruption. In a systematic form of corruption, bureaucrats buy loyalty by sharing 'kickbacks' with subordinates. If the shares offered by other bureaucrats are bigger, the hangers-on will usually go to the other side. It happens when primordial loyalties diminish and loyalties based on common interests have yet to develop. Criticism of corruption is used to
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