Ernie:
The issue of bribery is really worth thinking about. How is it that the
United States
is, at least mostly, a bribe free society ? Yet many other
countries around the world
seem to function through bribe systems at all levels.
Granted, American politics might easily be thought of as a
system of disguised
( or even overt ) bribery, but by and large bribery is not part
of how we do things.
Indeed, there is abhorrence of bribery generally.
Why hasn't this happened elsewhere --and universally ? I will
guess that
institutionalized bribery is not much of a factor in western
Europe
( vs the eastern nations, where it may still be a significant
factor )
and you can probably say the same for Australia, Canada, NZ
and places like Israel, Japan, Costa Rica, and Singapore,
but outside this circle you find it all over the map.
What supporting values are necessary for a non-bribe system to
exist ?
What kinds of traditions are helpful ? What kinds of leadership ?
I certainly don't have an answer, but maybe the question has
value.
I'd also like to know if my perception of US culture / society
is on the money. Are there hidden ( unacknowledged but real )
forms of bribery that we all take for granted and never even
think twice about ? Probably there are some, but are there
more than a few ? If so, how important are they ?
Anyway, a valuable topic to pursue.
Billy
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In a message dated 3/18/2010 11:50:14 A.M. Pacific Daylight
Time,
[email protected] writes:
Wonderful stuff! Lots of fascinating the data, though this is
the real shocker:
On Mar 18, 2010, at 12:40 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> Forty percent say they have been pressured to pay a bribe.
Only 40%!?!?
-- Ernie P.
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