Of the corrupt, for the corrupt, by the corrupt - Coda Story

Of the corrupt, for the corrupt, by the corrupt - Coda Story

An early definition of kleptocracy, given by Singaporean journalist-turned-politician Sinnathamby Rajaratnam in a speech in 1968, was that it is a "a society of the corrupt, for the corrupt, by the corrupt". It’s a neat formulation, with its echo of Abraham Lincoln’s most famous line from the Gettysburg Address. And I’m curious about how exactly a society can change from Lincoln’s dream to Rajaratnam’s nightmare. The first bit to go is the last …

Alfaro: This is a corrupt government that puts corrupt people in the institutions to steal the silver San José, 6 mar (elmundo.cr) – The representative of the Broad Front, Rocío Alfaro, said that the president of the Republic, Rodrigo Chaves, is “more corrupt” than the previous presidents. Alfaro pointed out that in the Inder “in the province of Limón, where there are so many unmet needs regarding the attention to agricultural issues, it turns o…