Corruption:
One of the most deadly viruses in the third world countries
Corruption
spreads like a disease throughout developing countries. It knows no boundaries.
It has infected people in contact with the state administration, showing up in
any form, from the high levels of government to the smallest dependences. This
human failure eats from the society the nectar, destroying in the process the
hope treasured in the citizens’ hearts.
For several
years, countries from the South hemisphere have been targeted by local and unscrupulous
personalities that show themselves as fresh and true solutions at the beginning.
But eventually, they unveil their claws once power lands in their hands. And even
those with honest or noble intentions wind up becoming victims of that deadly
sting of corruption. In addition, this harm is not absolute. It has tentacles,
which delineate, and even plot, the guidelines of conducting a governmental
system.
These countries,
since their settlement, have never walked alone. Two trends have been
struggling to be the one in structuring their societies, leading them to reach
the maximum manifestation. These are the left and right wings. And like in the
old continent, both of them display his flaws and benefits all together. They
are good in the conception. The nature that defines them sprouts real logic.
So, how do they fail miserably in rising up the quality of life in
less-developed countries? The answer is not quite complicated, but it is indeed
very difficult to understand. Thus, to dig deeper and analyze them in detail,
it is imperative to keep in mind the culture of such communities.
Nowadays, whilst
the global world does not make a pause, and the intern communication joins
diverse races and nationalities in order to please each other’s needs, the pillar
that sustains wellness lies in the hoard of capital, and its subsequent burgeon.
This is a win-win situation if it is done under the righteous bases since it
assures the growth of the country as the joint between the private and federal
entities makes the best interests out of the investment.
However, when
the parties seize revenue opportunities no matter the risk it may carry, the
development is destined to fail. Put simply, with the consent of some government
official, the exploitation of the resources in favor of a small group sinks any
country into a deep sea of illegal and fraudulent trades, where the bottom is
the impending bankruptcy. The detractors of this ideology bring it up when
subversion occurs. They blame this so called neo “liberalism” about the hardship once the country is hopeless
and desperate. And even though their reasons are valid, the trend they so much
praise about is under no circumstances the correct path that guides to
improvement.
In the last
years, a movement stained with many leftist features has arisen. It is not new
at all. It is more like a branch that has spanned from others well-known
paradigms, bringing along old and wasted measures. Its supporters – mostly with
humble backgrounds – are regularly swept by greed. And those people, who resist
the temptation, are ultimately dragged down into a cobweb of chronic vice.
Thus, based on merely stirring people’s sense of belonging, this system is not
able to hold the foundation that helps to contribute to the development of a nation.
So, here is the
dilemma: Which sides to follow if they share the same ill-fated destiny? In a
rational society, the acting government in collaboration with the opposition grabs
the good features from both systems to make solid laws on which the public
service prevails. Unfortunately, when everything is corrupt, the conflict of
interest distorts administrative duties and overruns the obligations upon which
they are elected. Hence, this is the bud where the graft gestates.
That having been
said, it stands to reason that the emergence of a third party; or simply, the
application of an approach that exemplify the problem solving is wise. Nevertheless,
the attempt to execute foreign strategies, are thoroughly banned, even if they
have produced satisfactory results before. Such refusal has its birth in the
level of education, which is horribly low. And as this paper states in the
first sentences, culture is a strong affair that inevitably delays this region
in all senses.
In turn, this
factor is what corruption exploits most. The more naïve the people is, the more
control the government possess over them. Here lies the big difference between the great
powers and the rest. While ones form professional, competent officers that vow
to the service of their nation, others wangle the dreams of unaware societies.
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