China netizens / Larger governments / Philippines crime rate

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China’s Netizens Charge Corruption May Have Caused China’s Lackluster Performance at Rio.  China had its worst Olympic run in 20 years at this year’s Games in Rio de Janeiro, a performance that China’s netizens believe may have less to do with athletic ability and more to do with the scruples of those running the nation’s sporting authorities.

Frank Fang/Epoch Times: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/2154690-chinas-netizens-charge-corruption-may-have-caused-chinas-lackluster-performance-at-rio/

Larger Governments Have Less Corruption (Part 2 – Possible Explanations) (commentary).  "At the moment, my working hypothesis is that small-government conservatives like Professor Becker had it exactly backwards: Excessively small government, not excessively large government, is the more important root cause of corruption."

Matthew Stephenson/Global Anticorruption Blog: https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2016/09/13/larger-governments-have-less-corruption-part-2-possible-explanations/

PH economic crime rate still low.  Despite the low incidence of economic crimes recorded in the country over the past two years, at least one in three companies in the Philippines expressed alarm over the possibility of falling prey to such threats in the near future.

Amy Remo/Philippine Daily Inquirer: http://business.inquirer.net/214699/ph-economic-crime-rate-still-low


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