Summary _ Fighting Corruption Is a Global Concern

Fighting Corruption Is a Global Concern

In Zussman's(2005) article, "Fighting corruption is a global concern," he explains that the location of anti-corruption meeting was at Beijing. Transparency International supplied a report on corruption all over the world and showed that giving information to the people on anti-corruption issue is important. There have been many attempts on removing corruption in the public and private sectors by many nations and international associations. The UNDP said that the World Bank at $1 trillion U.S. estimates the total amount of bribes paid around the world per annum, more than 10 times the total amount of development aid for needy nations. Therefore, many countries are busy trying to stop corruption. The general thinking from the association is that there are four elements to implement in an anti-corruption strategy. First, there has to be adequate laws in place. Second, all citizens must be knowledgeable of the laws and there consequences. Third, there must be strong enforcement of policies. Finally, the right people have to be in leadership positions. Canada continues to do well with its laws and policies designed to stop corruption.

I think anti-corruption meeting at Beijing is helpful all over the world, except few communism countries such as North Korea and Cuba. According to the article, it is clear that corruption is a big problem everywhere. Every country should go same way with Canada because, according to the article, Canada has better laws and policies to stop corruption than other countries.


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Zussman, D.(2005, October11). Fighting corruption is a global concern. Ottawa Citizen.