Corruption has always existed. In Deuteronomy 16:19 the Bible says, “You must not accept bribes, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.” Corruption’s insidious effects have grown to alarming dimensions, however, in the twenty-first century. Grand corruption – the use of state power by the power-holders to appropriate to themselves and their friends resources on a very large scale – affects the politics of countries where it exists by encouraging dictatorship: those in power have a strong incentive to stay there indefinitely so as to keep stealing …read more
Source: The American Interest
