Ang compares corruption to different types of drugs. Petty theft and grant are like toxic drugs, where if you take this drug, it's definitely going to damage your health. And access money are the steroids of capitalism - they don't help you grow your business.
The political scientist Yuen Yuen Ang argues that different forms of government create different styles of corruption. The U.S. and China have more in common than we’d like to admit — but Russia is a different story, which could explain its willingness to invade Ukraine.