Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Day 84: Challenges in Corruptistan

I came across this article from Foreign Policy last week and found it insightful. There are, of course, many places in the world that face the challenges of transparent leadership and responsible government, but corruption and abuse of power seem to be widespread in the former Soviet states here in the 'stans.'

Take a read for yourself:


Corruptistan

Meet the oil barons, fashion divas, and ruling families of Central Asia.




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