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Corruption, Tax avoidance and “Jobs for the Boys”: Only in Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal? Oh No!!
As the euro and financial crises have deepened and worsened, Northern Europe has- shamelessly and arrogantly- linked mainly corruption, including tax avoidance and evasion, in Southern Europe as the pivotal reason for Europe’s economic crises. True or not true, this, cannot be the end of the story, as it gives rise to a false belief that Northern Europe is honest, ethical and not corrupt.
What we should remember is the fact that in Northern Europe they deviously manage to hide their corruption, misdeeds, and “jobs for the boys”, for example, by wrapping them in the mumbo jumbo of the efficient market economy, the need for deregulation and private sector is good, etc, etc.
To highlight the above, let me share a couple of examples from a Northern European country, namely, the UK: the green and pleasant land, the land of the fair playing filed, where supposedly the democratically elected governments do not dish out jobs to their friends and cronies, and the ethical citizens happily pay their taxes!
- Why Love, Trust, Respect and Gratitude Trumps Economics
- University Corruption and the Financial Crisis: The Theft of the Century by the Most 'Educated Thieves'- All with MBAs and PhDs!
- An Invitation to Attend the 2012 GCGI Annual Conference
- A Must Read Book: Inside Job
- GCGI 2012 Conference: Final Programme
- Charity Starts at Home: The Shaming of NATO
- G8, Do You Hear the Cries of the People?