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Is that because it is inherently flawed, or because it isn't done correctly?

• viggity 11y ago
  No true scotsman, huh? Like it or not, power corrupts. the more centralized, the more power, the more corruption.
  • toomuchtodo 11y ago
    Transparency negates corruption, centralized or not.
    • kbutler 11y ago
      There are lots of corrupt governments that are pretty open and transparent about it. I'm not sure that transparency can trump centralized power. When you get enough centralized power, you get to do what you want, whatever others think. Quick google search: http://info-a.wdfiles.com/local--files/resursi/Catharina%20Lindstedt.%20Daniel%20Naurin%202003%20Transparency%20Against%20Corruption%20_Accepted%20version_.pdf http://info-a.wdfiles.com/local--files/resursi/Catharina%20L... "reforms focusing on increasing transparency should be accompanied by measures for strengthening citizens’ capacity to act upon the available information if we are to see positive effects on corruption. "