{"id":56603,"date":"2024-09-30T09:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T07:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/live-without-harming\/publications\/let-us-not-steal-rather-let-us-be-uncompromising-against-corruption-and-corrupt-practices\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:43:20","slug":"do-not-steal-instead-be-uncompromising-against-corruption-and-corrupt-practices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/do-not-steal-instead-be-uncompromising-against-corruption-and-corrupt-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"LET US NOT STEAL; RATHER, LET US BE UNCOMPROMISING AGAINST CORRUPTION AND CORRUPT PRACTICES"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Corruption and corrupt practices cause considerable harm to the public.<\/p>

CORRUPTION<\/strong><\/p>

Corruption erodes institutions, the economy, and society. According to studies by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, this scourge reduces economic growth, per capita income, human development, quality of life, and people\u2019s opportunities for progress, and it also generates inequality. As if that were not enough, it is positively correlated with mental illness and negatively correlated with well-being. <\/p>

Despite all this, in quite a few countries it has become normalized, especially in dictatorships, non-constitutional monarchies, and low-quality democracies where there is impunity for rulers who steal, such as many African states, the Russian Federation, Venezuela, etc. In some institutions it is so widespread that even those who do not engage in it are frowned upon. And many citizens accept it, because if they could, they would do the same. <\/p>

LET US LIVE WITHOUT CAUSING HARM! Let us not normalize certain abuses. <\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>

In many cases, the authorities commit outright plunder, as in Lebanon, Angola\u2014where the daughter of its former president, Isabel dos Santos, has become one of the richest women in the world\u2014or Eswatini, where its king has carried out massive expropriation of land and wealth, with his personal fortune representing 60% of the economy. So much so that he regards the country as his private estate and its inhabitants as his servants. <\/p>

Let us follow the example of places such as Denmark, Sweden, Finland, or Norway, considered among the least corrupt in the world. In these countries, corruption is dealt with through a combination of severe legal sanctions and social exclusion. Although their corruption levels are extremely low, cases that are detected are subject to rigorous scrutiny and the social response is forceful, since corrupt individuals are, in many cases, ostracized by society. This rejection is part of the \u201czero tolerance\u201d culture that characterizes these countries, where integrity and transparency are fundamental values. This helps these states rank among the richest, most functional, and happiest in the world. <\/p>

Read \u201cHappiness-Oriented Policy\u201d<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>

CORRUPT PRACTICES<\/strong><\/p>

Some typical examples are as follows:<\/p>