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Country-specific Non-Unique: Mexico 2471) Mexico’s government is already corrupt, taking billions in bribes from mega-corporations totaling 9% of its GDP. TIME MAGAZINE, 12 [Tim Padgett, staff writer ; “Tale of Two Corruptos: Brazil and Mexico on Different Transparency Paths,” 12/06, http://world.time.com/2012/12/06/tale-of-two-corruptos-brazil-and-mexico-on-different-transparency-paths/]
[Tim Padgett, staff writer; “Tale of Two Corruptos: Brazil and Mexico on Different Transparency Paths,” 12/06, http://world.time.com/2012/12/06/tale-of-two-corruptos-brazil-and-mexico-on-different-transparency-paths/]
[“NGO: Venezuela is the most corrupt country in Latin America,” 12/05, http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/121205/ngo-venezuela-is-the-most-corrupt-country-in-latin-america] Unlike Chile and Paraguay, whose corruption levels are the lowest in Latin America, Venezuela ranked among the most corrupt nations in the region, according to NGO Transparency International (TI) annual report, released in Germany on Wednesday. The report comprises 176 countries. Denmark, Finland, and New Zeeland obtained the highest qualification, 90 out of 100 points, AFP explained. 3) Corruption is high in Venezuela due to expanded government employment and misuse of public funds. ROBERTS AND DAGA, 13 [James, Research Fellow for Economic Freedom and Growth in the Center for International Trade and Economics; Sergio, Visiting Senior Policy Analyst for Economic Freedom in Latin America at The Heritage Foundation; “Venezuela: U.S. Should Push President Maduro Toward Economic Freedom,” 04/15, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/04/venezuela-us-should-push-president-maduro-toward-economic-freedom] As reported in the Index, political interference in Venezuela’s judicial system has become routine, and corruption is rampant. The landscape in Caracas and elsewhere in the country is littered with half-finished, publicly funded infrastructure and housing projects. The government funds needed to complete them often disappear. As government expanded under Chavez, corruption became institutionalized. Chavez doubled the size of the public sector, many of whose 2.4 million[7] employees have no real job other than to work to keep the regime in power. A World Economic Forum (WEF) survey found little trust among businesses, politicians, the judicial system, and the police in Venezuela.[8] The tragic result is that Venezuela is now one of the most dangerous countries of the world. According to the Venezuelan Violence Observatory, in 2012 nearly 22,000 people were murdered.[9] Country-specific Non-Unique: Cuba 2491) Castro’s anti-corruption campaign is just for show, the government still owns all the businesses and does not disclose financial decisions. 3 NEWS, 11 [Paul Haven, “Cuba targets corruption amid economic reform,”11/20, http://www.3news.co.nz/Cuba-targets-corruption-amid-economic-reform/tabid/417/articleID/233360/Default.aspx] While the non-profit Transparency International says Cuba ranks better than average worldwide in a measure of corruption and is third best in Latin America and the Caribbean, graft here can be more corrosive because the state controls nearly the entire economy. Companies wanting to do business with Cuba must present their cases directly to midlevel government officials who may make about $20 a month. There is no open bidding for contracts and decisions go unexplained, which businessmen say opens the possibility of graft. A South American importer with a decade of experience selling food products to Cuba before he was expelled for alleged corruption in 2009 said the payoffs can take many forms: from the gift of a bit of gas money, a free meal or a computer pen drive for a relatively junior "international purchaser," to free trips abroad, computers, flat-screen TVs or large deposits of cash in foreign bank accounts for senior officials. "The forms of persuasion - let's call it that - are nearly infinite," he said, adding that the system is so pervasive that "a businessman must always have a wad of cash to stuff the pocket of a guayabera," the loose-fitting traditional Cuban dress shirt. Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2011 2011 -> Voices of the Old Sea Norman Lewis 2011 -> Malevil Robert Merle 2011 -> The Elephant Keeper’s Children Peter Hoeg 2011 -> Jv packet •Mars Colonization Affirmative •Mars Colonization Negative 2011 -> Registration Form (Rev. 8-86) omb no. 1024-0018 2011 -> All America Looks Up to Virginia;” Virginia and the Declaration of Independence 2011 -> Rao bulletin 2011 -> Christopher Columbus was born between 25 August and 31 October 1451 in 2011 -> The Battle of Frenchtown (1855), Washington Territory: the Political and Demographic Context rev 9/4/11 2011 -> Seti aff •seti neg •Asteroids Aff Download 3.16 Mb. Share with your friends:
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