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Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China — and How About Russia? (Ep. 481 Update)

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The Common Definition of Corruption

Ang's definition of corruption is the abuse of public power for private gain. Ang has developed a typology of four types of corruption, divided along two dimensions. He divides theft into petty theft and grand theft.

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