Corruption in the Middle East: Challenges Posed for the United States
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Headlines reading “Corruption Means the Poor Stay Poor in Oil-Rich State”[3] or “Millionaire Mullahs”[ 4] have become all too common. In fact, one is often hard pressed to pick up a reputable newspaper without some sort of corruption story on the politics, business, or even the sports pages. In countries developed and developing, large or small, market-oriented or otherwise, prominent politicians have lost their official positions and, in some cases, whole governments have been replaced as a result of corruption scandals.[5]
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