How do you win the fight against corruption?
Can corruption ever be completely stamped out? And how does it affect people around the world in different ways?
Corruption is a daily fact of life for billions of people.
Sometimes it happens in broad daylight. Other times it is done behind closed doors by the rich and the powerful.
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But the effects of corruption are usually the same; depriving citizens of public wealth and basic services. And undermining public trust and the rule of law.
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Can corruption ever be completely stamped out? And how does it affect people around the world in different ways?
Presenter:
Fauziah Ibrahim
Guests:
Casey Kelso – Advocacy Director at Transparency International
Hamzat Lawal – Cofounder of Follow the Money Nigeria
Alex Cobham – Director of Research at the International Tax Justice Network