International Social Science Review

Kleptocracy: curse of development.

International Social Science Review | March 22, 2005 | Copyright

Development signifies a diverse, prosperous world presenting many choices and opportunities for the "good life"--self-improvement and education, friends and associates, urban or country life, discretionary leisure activities, and productive employment-all supported by technological sophistication to make it work. This definition has elasticity, inasmuch as it allows for individuals and groups to pursue preferences and for local, provincial, and national authorities to engage in public works that benefit society. Development on the international agenda refers to rich and poor…

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