Corruptie in het nieuws.

ex-agent ‘Y’ info in staccato, wangedrag bij politie

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  140518, ‘Y’, info in staccato, ga naar www.corruptie.org voor documentatie                           ‘Y’ Commissarisen van Politie dekken elkaar wanneer een collega beschuldigd wordt van wangedrag, als die collega al niet crimineel bezig was. De kleine straatagent is de klos. Academisch onderzoek toont aan dat een Commissaris van Politie inderdaad gestelde regels overtrad, en daarmee … Lees meer

The Scourge of Trade Misinvoicing,

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Trade Misinvoicing Drained US$763.4bn from Poor Countries in 2011 See for the original article in the Economist: http://www.economist.com/news/international/21601537-trade-weakest-link-fight-against-dirty-money-uncontained     The Economist Highlights the Scourge of Trade Misinvoicing Trade Misinvoicing Drained US$763.4bn from Poor Countries in 2011, according to GFI Research WASHINGTON, DC – The latest issue of The Economist profiles the problemof trade-based money … Lees meer

Neoliberalism’s war on Democracy

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Not everything should be for sale, see: http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/23306-neoliberalisms-war-on-democracy Four decades of neoliberal policies have resulted in an economic Darwinism that promotes privatization, commodification, free trade, and deregulation. It privileges personal responsibility over larger social forces, reinforces the gap between the rich and poor by redistributing wealth to the most powerful and wealthy individuals and groups, and … Lees meer

Bankers, too big to fail, too big to jail

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  The deal was announced quietly, just before the holidays, almost like the government was hoping people were too busy hanging stockings by the fireplace to notice. Flooring politicians, lawyers and investigators all over the world, the U.S. Justice Department granted a total walk to executives of the British-based bank HSBC for the largest drug-and-terrorism … Lees meer

Capital Flight from Africa, 1980-2009

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There is enough research to show massive capital drain from Africa and that Africa is a net creditor to Europe and North America. Without an African central bank functioning under democratic control and a credible African currency, the drain of resources will continue to rob Africa the means to achieve development, See http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/91371

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