1. Political corruption and hunger in the developing world
Presentation By Destery Hildenbrand

2. Introduction
Define corruption
Areas of corruption
Internal effects
International aid
Effects of corruption on hunger
Poor always suffer the most
Future Prevention
International assistance
3. What is Corruption?

Abuse of authority for private gain (Tucker, 2009)

Prominent since the 1990s
Globally recognized
Different levels
Petty Corruption
Grand Corruption
Prevalence and scope
Kenya bribes
Aid in vs. corrupt money out
4. Areas of Corruption
International Aid
Political agendas
Black market
40% of India's economic output (Nagarajan, 2001)
Not taxes = No money for social development
Internal effects
Public services
Underdevelopment
5. Areas of Corruption Cont.

Zimbabwe

6. Extreme corruption 7. 95% unemployment 8. India 9. Political system 10. Support corrupt leadersThe plight of Zimbabwe under the rule of Robert Mugabe. In Zimbabwe corruption is at a very high level.
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11. Areas of Corruption Cont.
I would go to the length of giving the whole congress a decent burial, rather than put up with the corruption that is rampant." --- Mahatma Gandhi May 1939
12. Corruption and Hunger
Corruption = High food prices = Hunger
Aid efforts fail
Poor Hit Hardest
13. What can be done
Policies and law
Fair contracting
Raise awareness
International Media
Transparency
14. Works Cited
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue - Hypocrisy Watch Robert Mugabe.Perf. David Shuster. MSNBC. 2009.
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Elliot, john. "India scandal won't spark reforms." 23rd January 2009. CNN.com. 7th October 2009 .
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Heineman, Ben W and Fritz Heimann. "The Long War Against Corruption." Foreign Affairs (2006): 75-86.
Hors, Irne. Fighting corruption in the developing countries. April 2000. 7th October 2009 .
Johnson, Dan. "Progress Against Corruption." Futurist (2002): P12.
Muponda, Gilbert. "Corruption driving Zimbabwe's inflation." 1st December 2008. newzimbabwe.com. 7th October 2009 .
Norgaard, kim. Aid group: Missing cash hits Zimbabwe's malaria fight. 3rd November 2008. 7th October 2009 .
Okonjo-Iweala, Ngozi. Corruption in a Developing Country Context. 25th July 2007. 8th October 2009 .
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