Corruption

Preval's Priority - Cleaning Up Corrupt Customs

By Bryan Schaaf on Wednesday, January 16, 2008.
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Haiti made the USA Today. The article begins by noting Preval's annual sppech before a joint session of parliament where he said the country loses badly needed revenue by allowing contraband in while charging exorbitant fees to businesses that import merchandise legally.  Read more »

Cutting a Deal: Baby Doc's Retirement Fund

By Bryan Schaaf on Friday, June 1, 2007.
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Baby Doc DuvalierSwitzerland has been holding US 6.2 million dollars in accounts that were established by Jean Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier. Since his exile in 1986, he has been living quite cozily in France though it has been said his ex-wife, made off with most of the funds. Read more »

Control of Corruption (2005)

By Bryan Schaaf on Monday, October 16, 2006.
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corruptionHere is an interesting link to a World Bank Library of indicators on governance. This retrospective study focused on the period from 1996 - 2005. Read more »