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A 4 page paper which examines why corruption is the worst problem facing the former Communist country, proposes a solution, and discusses why this solution would be the best. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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parameters of the law (Blood Money 53). The officer mutters, "Too many things are illegal in our country," and then proceeds to arrange a bribe with the driver (Blood
Money 53). When asked how much, the driver is told, "Give me what your soul tells you" (Blood Money 53). Bribes have become so commonplace in the conduct
of Russian business, that the amount being paid is "more than double" that of the federal budget (Blood Money 53). One developer based in Moscow admits that bribes account
for about 10 percent of his operating costs; for example, if a particular project requires 50 licenses, then each of these licenses requires a bribe (Blood Money 53). Shaking
his head, the developer laments, "Its like the last days of Pompeii" (Blood Money 53). To say "corruption in Russia is everywhere" is a huge understatement (Blood Money 53).
But what exactly is corruption? The dictionary defines it as being, "Perversion or destruction of integrity in the discharge of public duties by bribery or favor; the use
or existence of corrupt practices, especially in a state, public corporation, et cetera" (Quoted in Zuzowski 9). So pervasive is this malady that the World Bank proclaimed corruption as
the most serious detriment to Third World economic progress (Zuzowski 9). Russia has been similarly affected, and what is often officially portrayed by the government (and its heavily influenced
media reports) as a minor issue has actually become one of the countrys most devastating problems, affecting the state at all levels, both public and private. For instance, bribery
and blackmail are responsible for the estimated 50 percent surtax added onto the cost of Russian consumer items (Zuzowski 9). According to one Russian, "To give a bribe to
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