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

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Why Should We Be More Persuaded by Your Analysis of China Than Theirs?

Ung argues that a lot of western scholars who write about china, including academic authors have gotten their analysis at least partially wrong. China basically incentivized away those forms of corruption, but allowed the steroid form of corruption which tends to operate behind closed doors. Ung: In one professional letter describing my work, it was said that this person has the nerves to challenge luminaries in the field. I think that is statement about the structural inequality in the profession.

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