A good book about systemic corruption is Thieves of State by Sarah Chayes, here's a long review that also discusses the topic: https://www.newyorker.com/magazin

A good book about systemic corruption is Thieves of State by Sarah Chayes, here's a long review that also discusses the topic: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/01/19/corruption-revolt https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/01/19/corruption-rev... For example Egypt is like GP's explanation, that's why when the Arab Spring happened, cops were beating up protestors; the cops were part of the corrupt system and were eager to defend it/themselves.