tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post2888908702080363299..comments2023-08-16T12:07:22.995+00:00Comments on The Daily (Maybe): Corruption is the West's problemJim Jeppshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-25523243996080709732008-07-13T22:11:00.000+00:002008-07-13T22:11:00.000+00:00I think a lot of stuff on corruption in sub-Sahara...I think a lot of stuff on corruption in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly amongst African elites, misses the point.<BR/><BR/>It could plausibly be the case that African elites in many states are simply not interested in running or ruling a modern state so ideas of transparent or honest government ae unlikely to be on their agenda.<BR/><BR/>In Angola, for example, it's evident that the elites are quite content running several large overshore oil fields, areas of the capital city and a successful oil firm, SONANGOL. They couldn't care less what happens in the rest of the country so I doubt the halting of aid to Angola would bother them in the slightest.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509096390836282563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-56525202509841524282008-07-11T12:44:00.000+00:002008-07-11T12:44:00.000+00:00I don't know whether to laugh or cry at the absurd...I don't know whether to laugh or cry at the absurdity of the world we live in.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530489078188780416noreply@blogger.com