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Anti-Corruption Campaign ; Eliminating Bribery
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Bribery has been a fact of life in Asian countries for as long as any-one can remember.
Giving gifts in return for special favors has always been standard practice in Korea too, but it doesn't work in today's interconnected world. Most economists blamed the Asian economic crash of '97 on corruption and what they called the lack of transparency in doing business.
It was for that reason that president Kim Dae Jung made removing corruption from the society one of the primary goals of his presidency. He repeatedly told the Korean people that the economy would never be fixed and Korea could never become a "world-class" nation until the corruption in the society was cleaned up.
President Kim seemed to know what he was talking about. In 1998 the government reported that more than 12,000 government employees were arrested for committing crimes in 1997, most of them charged with either taking bribes or giving bribes.
Secret deals and under-the-table money make government and businesses inefficient because they represent an enormous waste of money that could be put to much better use. What's more, there is no place for bribery in a democratic system. Political and business decisions should never be reached based on who gave the most money.
It's one thing to say that corruption must be removed from the society, but it's another thing to do it. It's not so easy to get rid of bribery in a society where giving gift-giving has been the normal way of getting things done. In order to change the system, the way of thinking has be changed first. Unfortunately, that takes time.
By 2001 and several corruption scandals later, nothing much had changed and president efforts to clean up the society. As always, critics charged that the government's efforts were insincere and only attitude can only make it harder for any improvements to be made.
It seems that when it comes to corruption , nobody in Korea believes anyone else, and this may be the biggest problem that needs to be overcome. There is too much mistrust among political and business leaders in this country.
The only good news is that Korea is not alone in its fight to clean up its society. Corruption is an international problem, mostly in developing countries. An international anti-corruption conference was held in Washington D.C. in 2000, and 60 countries attended. The focus was on preventing government officials from getting involved in illegal business deals and the elimination of bribery in international bidding for contracts.
Q1) Do you think this is a big problem in Korean society? Why or why not?
Q2) Can a country be considered democratic if decisions are sometimes made in secret deals? Why or why not?
Q3) How much of an negative effect does corruption in business and politics have on a country's economy? Explain your opinion.
*It has a huge effect.
*It has some effect.
*It has very little effect.
Q4) Should people who give bribes be punished, or just the people who accept bribes? Tell why you think so.
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Giving gifts in return for special favors has always been standard practice in Korea too, but it doesn't work in today's interconnected world. Most economists blamed the Asian economic crash of '97 on corruption and what they called the lack of transparency in doing business.
It was for that reason that president Kim Dae Jung made removing corruption from the society one of the primary goals of his presidency. He repeatedly told the Korean people that the economy would never be fixed and Korea could never become a "world-class" nation until the corruption in the society was cleaned up.
President Kim seemed to know what he was talking about. In 1998 the government reported that more than 12,000 government employees were arrested for committing crimes in 1997, most of them charged with either taking bribes or giving bribes.
Secret deals and under-the-table money make government and businesses inefficient because they represent an enormous waste of money that could be put to much better use. What's more, there is no place for bribery in a democratic system. Political and business decisions should never be reached based on who gave the most money.
It's one thing to say that corruption must be removed from the society, but it's another thing to do it. It's not so easy to get rid of bribery in a society where giving gift-giving has been the normal way of getting things done. In order to change the system, the way of thinking has be changed first. Unfortunately, that takes time.
By 2001 and several corruption scandals later, nothing much had changed and president efforts to clean up the society. As always, critics charged that the government's efforts were insincere and only attitude can only make it harder for any improvements to be made.
It seems that when it comes to corruption , nobody in Korea believes anyone else, and this may be the biggest problem that needs to be overcome. There is too much mistrust among political and business leaders in this country.
The only good news is that Korea is not alone in its fight to clean up its society. Corruption is an international problem, mostly in developing countries. An international anti-corruption conference was held in Washington D.C. in 2000, and 60 countries attended. The focus was on preventing government officials from getting involved in illegal business deals and the elimination of bribery in international bidding for contracts.
Q1) Do you think this is a big problem in Korean society? Why or why not?
Q2) Can a country be considered democratic if decisions are sometimes made in secret deals? Why or why not?
Q3) How much of an negative effect does corruption in business and politics have on a country's economy? Explain your opinion.
*It has a huge effect.
*It has some effect.
*It has very little effect.
Q4) Should people who give bribes be punished, or just the people who accept bribes? Tell why you think so.
이 글은「대학연합영어토론동아리」www.pioneerclub.com에서 제공하는 영어토론 정보입니다.
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