UNODC Strategy 2021-2025 / Cambodia corruption and inequality / Malaysia cronyism curse

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UNODC Strategy 2021-2025.  See the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s strategy for 2021-2025 via the link below. ‘Corruption and Economic Crime’ is one of its key thematic areas, along with organized crime, world drug problem, terrorism, as well as crime prevention and criminal justice.

UNODC: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/strategy/index.html

 

Cambodia’s Ball-and-Chain of Corruption and Inequality.  “Inequality and corruption might have been swept under the rug for as long as the economy kept growing at around the 7 percent mark over the 2010s, which meant that ordinary Cambodians could become a little richer each year. That’s going to be much more difficult as Cambodia will experience lean years following an estimated 2 percent economic contraction last year.”

David Hutt/The Diplomat: https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/cambodias-ball-and-chain-of-corruption-and-inequality/  

 

The curse of ‘seven generation cronyism’ (Opinion).  “This is where the “seven generation” saying comes in. When cronies are awarded contracts, it is said the agreement will last for seven generations. This means his family members are taken care of for life. Naturally, these companies are less than transparent and very few of the rakyat [ordinary citizens] will know how their money is being spent.”

Mariam Mokhtar/Free Malaysia Today: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2021/02/20/the-curse-of-seven-generation-cronyism/  

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