Título: | Source Book 2000 - Confronting Corruption |
Autores: | Pope, Jeremy |
Tipo de documento: | texto impreso |
Editorial: | Transparency International, 2019-09-25T09:00:47Z |
Nota general: | With permission of the license/copyright holder |
Idiomas: | Inglés |
Palabras clave: | Globethics.net collections , Institutional collections , Ethics collections , Globethics.net Library Submissions , Transparency International Collection , Corruption and Transparency Collection |
Resumen: |
"Modern technological culture places an inordinate value on consumption and the possession of goods. More and more, personal success and prestige are measured by material wealth, rather than by an individual’s contributions to society. This leads our civilisation to an ethical deficiency that can only be remedied through education. We must awaken the spirit of civic duty, especially in the young people. In classrooms and board rooms, we must teach the responsibilities of citizenship and cultivate the dedication to be socially useful. Material wealth must be presented to the young as a value subsidiary to the wealth of citizenship. Social capital must overcome financial capital, for a culture dedicated only to the accumulation of material wealth is fertile ground for the weed of corruption. In many places, courageous leaders are providing the vision and dedication necessary to channel public demands into organised action, calling out for open, accountable government. Praise and active support must be lent to those who struggle for open and honest government, Foreword TI Source Book 2000 xi often against powerful and established elites. Somehow, they seem powerless Davids fighting against overwhelming Goliaths. But, as have been shown recently in many countries, David’s spirit and will continues to triumph over Goliath’s intimidating might. When citizens call for a more accountable and decent government, they are expressing their anger about corruption, a practice that humiliates the poor by forcing them to bribe minor officials to do their job; that bankrupts the honest trader; that empowers the partnership of unscrupulous captains of commerce and dishonest officials, and spreads like a cancer to infest all that is decent in society. We must not despair of arresting the cancer of corruption. As much as we speak of the globalisation of corruption, we must also welcome the global tidal wave of public demands for good government. Today, national leaders are beginning to accept that corruption must be discussed on the domestic and international stages. After the end of the Cold War aid flows are more closely watched and humanitarian assistance is now meant to help people, rather than to buy friends—even corrupt ones—in the Third World."(pg x, xi) |
En línea: | 3980 565785 |
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