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Being well-paid isn't a signifier of whether or not one will accept a bribe. Greed is greed.
by jjulius 4y ago
Being well-paid isn't a signifier of whether or not one will accept a bribe. Greed is greed.
- lostlogin 4y agoI tried (briefly) to hunt for papers on this. Countries with extreme wealth and poverty (ie high inequality) seem to have more corruption. Interestingly, small government seems to correlate with more corruption too. I am very much not an expert in this area. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2021.1910163 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2021.1... https://www.hks.harvard.edu/publications/inequality-and-corruption https://www.hks.harvard.edu/publications/inequality-and-corr...
- tgv 4y agoSmall government means little control, so that's quite logical. Criminals rarely argue for better law enforcement.
- _carbyau_ 4y agoI'm reminded of: "Want to motivate poor people? Threaten them with starvation. Want to motivate rich people? Use more money."