POL 161 Chapter 1-3: cheyes
Document Summary
Thieves of the state: why corruption threatens global security chapter 1: afghanistan, 2009. Afghan government corruption was manufacturing the taliban: shakedowns by thugs in uniform, chaotic warlordism was taking hold and solidifying, kleptocratic governance [acute and systemic public corruption] was fodder for an expanding insurgency. Unless corruption was taken seriously and addressed, international authorities would never succeed. One vice that machiavelli admonished his reader to shun if he cared to prolong his reign: theft of his subjects" possessions > corruption. A government"s ability to administer justice specifically holding its highest officials accountable was indispensable to its very survival. Corruption has always existed: problems of corruption & injustice are linked with the perceived danger they posed to organized government, injustice perpetrated by governing officials would lead to rebellion or rupture of peace between peoples". Should be more inclined towards helping the weaker elements. Warned of acute economic inequality > potent danger to the health of the empire > corruption.
