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A brief presentation for my 4th Level Course of English at the L'Hospitalet's Escola Oficial d'Idiomes

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  • 1. IS IT POSSIBLE A WORLD IN WHICHGOVERNMENT, POLITICS, BUSINESS,CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE DAILY LIVESOF PEOPLE ARE FREE OFCORRUPTION?

2. CORRUPTIONIS THE ABUSE OF ENTRUSTED POWER FORPRIVATE GAIN. IT HURTS EVERYONE WHODEPENDS ON THE INTEGRITY OF PEOPLE IN APOSITION OF AUTHORITY. 3. Corruption can occurs in many ways BriberyLa juez apunta al sobornodealtoscargos Embezzlement, theft and fraudImputados Matas y Sol, ex dirigentes de CDC, pormalversacinde... Extortion and blackmailValenciano dice que Rajoy debe librarse delchantajedeBrcenas... 4. Corruption can occurs in many ways Abuse of discretionAbuso de autoridad de un inspector y un subinspector de la polica ... Favouritism, nepotism and clientelismIU-Brenes denuncia el enchufismo en elayuntamiento y califica a la Improper political contributionsDonaciones a partidos polticos: una ayudapoco transparente ... 5. Corruption can occurs in many ways Conduct creating or exploiting conflictinginterestsUn exconsejero de Madrid ficha por laadjudicataria del hospital que privatizAnastasiadis niega haber ayudado a familiaresa sacar dinero de ChipreCmo hacer amigos e influir polticos: el casode Enron 6. THE 2012 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEXMEASURES THE PERCEIVED LEVELS OF PUBLIC SECTOR CORRUPTION IN 176 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES AROUND THE WORLD 7. Source: CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2012 8. The most successful countries inthe fight against corruption Denmark Finland New Zealand Sweden 9. What can we learn from thesecountries?1. Efficient laws For example, the first law of Finlands press freedom is from 1919. The principle of public access to official documents of Sweden is dated 1766! 10. What can we learn from these countries?2. Women in power"When a woman gets into politics, this womanchange. When many women get intopolitics, politics changes.(Michele Bachelet, former President of Chile) 11. What can we learn from thesecountries?3. Slight economic inequalityCorruption is lower in the countries wherewages are adequate and income inequalitiesare reduced. 12. What can we learn from these countries?4. Public Administration with few bureaucraticlevelsFlexible structure with few managementlevels. The simplicity of the politicalstructures contributes to transparency andcontrol decisions. 13. What can we learn from these countries?5. Transparency, monitoring and control The least corrupt countries have a policy of transparency and access to official documentation, well defined by law. Citizens also have a high rate of participation and control, for example in the elaboration of budgets. 14. What can we learn from thesecountries?6. Full literacyThe four leading countries on goodgovernance have literacy rates of around100%. These good data are the result of asystematic and ambitious effort to improvethe education system, reflected in the budgetdevoted to education in these countries. 15. Thank you for your attention