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I can't imagine that it's harder to bribe people in China than in the USA. In fact, I think much, much more bribery per capita happens in China than in the US.
by garply 17y ago
I can't imagine that it's harder to bribe people in China than in the USA. In fact, I think much, much more bribery per capita happens in China than in the US. The Chinese legal system is very weak.
- vaksel 17y agonot harder per se, but there its done as a backroom deal. In USA, we just call it lobbying and campaign contributions.
- varjag 17y agoStill, the U.S. political system allows for such an outlier as Obama[1] to get on the top. It would've been impossible if it was only the issue of getting the most lobbyist beef behind. [1] Not idealising him here, but his ascent was both extremely untypical and very American at the same time.