the people blind. In short‚ corruption. The government hates theft because when you steal‚ you’re cutting in on their action! We‚ Filipinos‚ get the idea of what this quote means. With the kind of government that we have‚ we can actually see and feel that the government really hates competitions. An example for this is the so called “Political Dynasty” which is now a big contention here in our country. So‚ what is political dynasty and why is it an issue? Political
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For instance‚ Rezko and “other businessmen involving public facilities” (Morey) seek out politicians‚ to grant them permits. The corporations charge double but the rest they keep for themselves. This is how many of elected officials gain corporate funding. The corporation is really the controls behind the congressmen while he is only a “figurehead” (Vives) for the company. The argument facing corporate sponsorships in campaigns is that this helps to keep normal people from sponsoring the politicians
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such a huge gap between the rich and the poor. In order to find out why there is such a huge gap between these countries we must assess certain factors: a countries social status‚ historical information‚ economical statistics‚ environmental status‚ political status and technological status. Social- A countries social status is very important in the countries value. In highly developed countries such as Australia the mortality rates are very low and over 95% of children can expect to live past the
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08CF07632 PROGRAM: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING COURSE CODE: TMC 411 10(Ten) Theses on political change in Nigeria • Nigerians should be able to go to the polling booths with the assurance that they are safe and no sort of chaos or pandemonium will occur during the time they cast their votes. • Nigerians should know that political violence is not the way to respond to their insatisfaction with political results‚ instead the use of dialogue is a better approach to solve their differences. •
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Shell Oil in Nigeria 1. What are some of the factors explaining why corruption and bribery are so high in Nigeria? Nigeria is considered to be one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Many different forms of corruption are familiar to Nigeria including political corruption‚ bureaucratic corruption‚ electoral corruption‚ embezzlement‚ and bribery. Corruption has even been said to be a viable enterprise in Nigeria due to the involvement of citizens‚ government officials‚ and private
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Lessig presented the topic of “corruption in our government” in his book. There were two element that he went by‚ bad governance and lost trust. By bad governance‚ he meant the “government doesn’t track the expressed will of the people‚ whether on the Left or on the Right” (Lessig 2011: 8) and by lost of trust‚ he meant “when democracy seems a charade‚ we lost faith in the process” (Lessig 2011: 9). By this‚ he is means that these two element makes up corruption‚ how these two element connects
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believed to have been masterminded by the now infamous Janet Lim Napoles led to the abolition of the pork barrel system in the Philippines. According to Monsod (2013)‚ the pork barrel system in the Philippines is an institutionalized corruption and a grand conspiracy to steal the taxpayers’ money that continues to flourish in spite of the fact that its costs are much greater than its benefits. This study states the ideas and opinions of some professionals regarding the abolition
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ages 18 to 25 are the future of this country and its political system. The young people of America have a responsibility to be involved with politics and with their civic duties. The youth in America must be involved in politics to ensure that America stays a country of freedom‚ and to combat the corruption in politics‚ they must also be involved with their civic duties in order to give back to their country and to leave a legacy of political and civic participation for generations to come. It is
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Public Accountability: The Philippine Experience Introduction Under a democracy such as in the Philippines‚ the people’s fundamental faith in the integrity of political institutions is what holds the system together even under the most difficult times. The present situation in the Philippines is a test of this principle. Whether or not the test is passed with success is a matter yet to be seen. However‚ at this stage‚ what could be gainfully learned from present experience is the knowledge
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to another‚ the other changed his mind and do the same. Party- switching had been a common scenario in the Philippine politics. Its occurrence is usually at election times or at times when there is a need to resolve a certain conflict involving a political issue or question and during times of revolutions and People Power. True enough the party system of the country seems to resemble chameleons of politicians going from one party to another. On several occasions when there is a need of choosing a stand
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