What is Corruption? Only outright Bribery?

140407, WSJ, What is corruption? Only outright bribery? Wall Street Journal The Morning Risk Report: Defining Corruption Down Shouldn’t Change Compliance Plans by Samuel Rubenfeld A major Supreme Court decision issued last week decided a question of campaign-finance law, but the real issue discussed in the judicial opinions was the definition of what constitutes corruption. … Lees meer

The truth about lobbying: 10 ways big business controls government

[140312, The truth about lobbying] From trying to stop plain packaging on cigarettes to pushing through HS2 and opening the countryside to fracking, big business employs lobbying companies to persuade government to meet their interests. But what are the tricks of their trade? Tamasin Cave and Andy Rowell The Guardian, Wednesday 12 March 2014 17.45 … Lees meer

Political corruption seen as ‘major problem’ by most Europeans

EUobserver, 26 March 2014 By Benjamin Fox BRUSSELS – Three quarters of Europeans think corruption is a “major or widespread” problem in their political institutions, according to research published Tuesday (25 March) Twenty percent of Greeks and Italians report being asked to pay a bribe to public servants (Photo: StockMonkeys.com) The countries worst hit by … Lees meer

Muel Kaptein, Appèl tegen corruptie is geen bedrijfseconomisch sommetje

De aandacht voor anti-corruptie neemt binnen het bedrijfsleven snel toe. Veel nadruk wordt daarbij gelegd op regelgeving, toezicht en sancties. Maar het bestrijden van corruptie moet geen bedrijfseconomische som worden volgens Muel Kaptein. Bedrijfsethische drijfveren om zich niet in te laten met corruptie zijn net zo belangrijk. Een verruiming van de ethiek van bedrijven is … Lees meer

Corruptie ligt ook in Nederland op de loer

Corruptie ligt ook in Nederland op de loer 11-03-2014 22:00 | Prof. dr. Eelke de Jong, Reformatorisch Dagblad De banden tussen overheid en bedrijfsleven zijn in Nederland, net als in Oekraïne, soms te innig, aldus prof. dr. Eelke de Jong. De auteur is hoogleraar internationale economie aan de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. Een belangrijke drijfveer achter … Lees meer

1402.., Frank Vogl, International Corruption

1402.., Frank Vogl, international corruption Commentary and Analysis February 2014 Powered by Google http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/item/2014/0105/ca/peters_vogl.html Bottom of Form   American Diplomacy , Foreign Service Despatches and Periodic Reports on US Foreign Policy, www.americandiplomacy.org  Interview with Frank Vogl by Laurence Peters Vogl’s interest in corruption began when he was sent as a young London Times correspondent to … Lees meer

Gold Medal Corruption by David Ignatius

140218, Corruption and Putin-Olympics http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/david-ignatius-in-russia-gold-medal-devotion-to-the-truth/2014/02/14/8923f962-9504-11e3-84e1-27626c5ef5fb_story.html Washington Post 14 February 2014 Gold-medal corruption By David Ignatius, David Ignatius writes a twice-a-week foreign affairs column and contributes to the PostPartisan blog. Amid the television extravaganza of the Sochi Olympics, I had a chance to visit last week with a Russian whistleblower named Sergey Kolesnikov. Back in 2010, … Lees meer

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