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May 15th, 2002
The corrupters
It’s common for economic and political analysts to decry corruption in the developing world. Transparency International takes a more intelligent approach, focusing as much on the corrupters who come from the rich world. Their latest report reckons the OECD’s efforts to stem bribes is proving fairly ineffective. Rather surprisingly to me, US companies come out worse than those from any G7 country other than Italy.
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May 15th, 2002
Understanding the Netherlands
A friend who is a long-time resident of the Netherlands sent me an explanatory essay by Tjebbe van Tijen on Fortuyn and the Dutch situation. It’s far and away the most comprehensive and comprehensible thing I’ve read. We’ll have the election result soon, but van Tijen’s essay will still be worth reading.