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November 15, 2004
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I'll see you and I'll raise you
China has long had a system of public examinations for public service positions as a method to ensure the best and brightest are recognised despite class and wealth. Public officials are powerful and often accumulate wealth through means fair and foul. Accordingly there has been a long tradition of taking the short cut via corruption in obtaining public posts. Such trade also makes the office holders beholden to whoever sold them the position, thus cementing the leader's power base as they move up the ranks. The People's Daily has an intereview with a professor who specialises in researching corruption (that should tell you something about the extent of the problem). Professor Hu points out 4 "new" features to the buying and selling of official posts: 1. Scope Enlargement: once you're an official you can accumulate wealth through "unfair means". It all bears an uncanny resembelence to working in any large Western company. posted by Simon on 11.15.04 at 09:53 AM in the
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