Commentary
Sarah Chayes
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Confronting Corruption
Confronting corruption at a deep level demands a significant cultural shift away from money and income as a primary virtue, and an intellectual movement away from treating corruption as a victimless crime.
By Sarah Chayes
Published on Oct 20, 2016
Source: Global Dispatches
Speaking to Mark Leon Goldberg of Global Dispatches, Carnegie’s Sarah Chayes talked about about her scholarship, career, and life experiences. She explained that corruption, driven by kleptocratic networks which wheld private, public, and rising criminal sector actors, is driving violence and insurgency worldwide. Ultimately, she concluded, confronting corruption at a deep level demands a significant cultural shift away from money and income as a primary virtue, and an intellectual movement away from treating corruption as a victimless crime.
This interview was originally broadcast by Global Dispatches.
About the Author
Sarah Chayes
Former Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Sarah Chayes is internationally recognized for her innovative thinking on corruption and its implications. Her work explores how severe corruption can help prompt such crises as terrorism, revolutions and their violent aftermaths, and environmental degradation.
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