Political corruption

Indonesia is one of the countries with abundance of natural resources with large populations. According to World Bank (2013) Indonesia is lower middle income country with GDP around 868.3 billion US dollar and the population is 249.9 million, while poverty headcount ration at national poverty line is 11.3% on 2014. The contention appear that this wealth resources country get the benefit or even get worse with the plenty of their natural resources. The economic growth in Indonesia in period…

United States, corruption is a fairly insignificant issue. There may be the occasional newsflash of a low-level official receiving kickbacks or bribes, but overall, for citizens of the United States, corruption takes a backseat when discussing current global problems. However, the people of Guatemala know that corruption is a very real and formidable foe that plagues democracy. After living through a brutal thirty-six year civil war and the reinstatement of civilian rule, corruption became…

Question-How does trafficking in Latin America and Africa differ from other regions? Response- in Latin America and Africa the biggest difference has to deal with economically. In these regions they have large youthful populations and high birth rates. The economies in these areas don’t have an expanding work force. Most of the populations in these areas were unemployed permanently. Also in these areas there is no prospect for education or even prosper of quality of life. The large reason why…

governments, there will always be corruption banging on the door. Political corruption has been ruining America for years. America could easily avoid corruption by electing the correct president and by throwing out the ones who are corrupt that are in office. The media needs to open up and inform the public about the scandals and sleazes that the politicians are involved in. The problem is that the media hides every little secret, especially for those who share their political views. If the…

The United States Congress is the ground for policymaking in our nation. I chose to write about corruption in Congress, because the 535 members of the House and the Senate have the power to place limitations on levying taxes, and solving problems that cause America to be so divided. The legislative branch is able to control almost every aspect of American life in some way. A Princeton University study comparing 1,779 outcomes to what the public actually wanted found that groups representing…

The Political era of policing stemmed through the 1840s to the 1930s. This particular method relied highly of political gain. Police officers were used by Politicians as way to control neighborhoods. The advantages of the political era of policing allowed community interest to be main priority; therefore, community policing was said to be an effective tool. The disadvantages of the political era were politicians had immediate control over the departments and unfortunately recruitment was…

The world’s most powerful sporting organization is rife with corruption, says U.S. law enforcement authorities who have indicted FIFA officials. A British journalist who exposed FIFA’s corruption was interviewed by CBS news on 60 minutes. Andrew Jennings started investigating FIFA 20 years ago. He followed some of the top executives and uncovered that bribery was a common form of practice within the organization. FIFA’s purpose is to regulate and promote the most popular sport in the world:…

The political process goes through changes with time and is associated with an election that is usually the interplay between voters and political leaders in addition to endogenous and exogenous factors. The political conditions and the stability of systems depend largely on the factors earlier mentioned. By gaining an insight of the changes that take place in the political systems, governments can understand the potential effects of elections. A government can make adjustments on its strategies…

racial divide, political corruption, and wealth inequality present in America from…

the population. Major reform efforts of the late 19th and 20th century would consist of political reforms, women’s rights reforms, and labor reforms. In the late 1800s and into the mid-20th century there was an influx in those who would speak out about the political corruption that was plaguing the country. Although for those who spoke freely of what they wanted to see changed would face consequences. Corruption/monopolies were a major part of American politics. The large corporations that…