Political corruption

Does wealth make you shameful, corrupting, and inherently evil? Many studies show that when people come into sudden wealth they spend it on baggage they do not need like a new car. But there are people that use it acceptably, which is why I know money doesn’t make you corrupt and shameful. It’s the person who already is evil and comes into wealth that do selfish deeds. Having money does not make you a corrupt person. People who work for their money doesn’t make them shameful and corrupt, it…

Humans have an innate nature of abusing their powers, one is unable to perceive the “big picture” or to devote oneself,for the good of society over their own, their “stature” compared with others, “below them” seems to have more significance to them. This corrupt nature among men who have a common goal, for the war to end, is shown in the novel Catch-22. In the fictional novel Catch-22, by Joseph Heller, Joseph uses a satiric tone throughout the novel to express the phenomena of “Catch 22”, he…

Pricele$$ is a non-fiction documentary that follows people who are out to discover how much money affects who gets elected and how the donations they receive impact their position on critical and important bills. First, We hear about how each senator has to raise 20,000 dollars a day in order for to be reelected. In the next scene, they set out to a supermarket and explain to us that organic foods and non-organic foods are a crucial part in our government founding. When they first visit a…

One of the common themes heard in the 2016 presidential election was the idea that the political system is corrupt; it is what allowed Donald Trump, a reality TV celebrity with no political experience whatsoever, to rise above sixteen other candidates, and it is what helped septuagenarian Bernie Sanders win over the hearts of the American youth. Now this idea that the American political system is tainted, unfortunately, has some ground to stand on: the lack of transparency between politicians…

Today, we address our nation as very corrupt. In between the politics, crime, and other detrimental events we find a multitude of problems within our government and ethics, but what we fail to realize is as a world we have come a long way. In the Victorian Period, trials and punishments were unjust. Many accused and guilty criminals were set free simply because of their lawyer’s social standard or a lower-class person who was innocent was accused of a crime so someone of higher class could get…

Greedy Politicians George Bernard Shaw once said, “He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career”(Quotes About Politicians). How do you feel about politicians? I believe that most people get the impression that politicians are greedy, manipulative, and think they know everything about our world and how it will play out. Hearing from our recent election, I think that most people would agree with this statement. You may have a different opinion, but…

“Money as means for influencing public and legislative opinion,” and “Money as independent political power” (Christiano). To begin, “Money for votes” refers to the exchange of campaign funding for the exceptional protection of corporate interests and the erosion of democratic principles that it inevitably yields. Christiano states that such phenomenon of private firms providing financial support to political campaigns for protection from “interfering public policy and law” causes a "private…

Part 1: Political Economic Analysis versus Economic Political Analysis In order to understand what exactly ‘politics’ is we must first unpack its meaning. ‘Politics’ is defined in the Oxford English dictionary as ‘the activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially the debate between parties having power’ (Soanes: 2004). We can break this into two broad parts: (1) the activities associated with governance of a country or area, and (2) the debate between parties having…

Writing for The Atlantic, Jonathan Rauch defined chaos syndrome as "a chronic decline in a political system 's capacity for self-organization". Rauch writes that chaos syndrome starts with the weakening of the institutions and brokers (parties, career politicians, congressional leaders and committees) that have traditionally held politicians accountable to one another and stopped everyone in the system from using it for naked self-interest all the time. As these intermediaries ' (we 'll call…

Mongolia’s mining sector made up 25% of the GDP in 2010. Then Mongolia’s mining sector is a key driver of growth in the country (World Bank: 2015). Therefore, ending corruption in Mongolia’s mining sector could lead to more efficient use of natural resources, and eventually facilitate the redistribution of profits in society. Corruption is bad for the economy as the discretionary issuance of mining permits allows for the practises of bribery and rent seeking to take place. This case study took…