Corruption. Many people aren’t sure what the word means, let alone what it has to do with them. Transparency International (TI) defines it as:
the misuse of entrusted power for private gain
Take, for example, a minister who awards a certain company a major government contract - not because they are the best, but because they paid the biggest bribe. This minister isn’t acting in the best interest of the voters who have entrusted him to make decisions on their behalf, he is acting for himself.
This is corruption.
Corruption affects all of us, whether we realise it or not. Some of the costs are massive, like keeping millions of people trapped in extreme poverty. Some are more subtle, like the slow erosion of people’s faith in their leaders.
Who suffers? The people. In particular the poor.
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