Iraq continues to suffer the consequences of corruption, sectarianism and dysfunctional governance, as well as a plethora of Shia militias and a highly fragmented security environment.
In this case he becomes intrigued by the psychology and consequences of corruption at every level of society and the way oil has permeated all Nigerian life.
In Africa, the social and political consequences of corruption rob nations of resources and potential, and drive inequality, resentment and radicalisation.
With a view to reducing the consequences of corruption in public procurement, many governments have introduced debarment of suppliers found guilty of corruption and some other forms of crime.
Course topics will include: theories of state development, the role of institutions, inequality and societal divisions, the impact of natural resources, the consequences of corruption, and the effect of globalization on the world's poor.
Larry Diamond Hoover Institution senior fellow, CDDRL democracy program coordinator, and former senior advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq has just discussed causes and consequences of corruption and international efforts to control it with a room full of visiting fellows.
Topics covered: the economic role of institutions; the effects of social conflict and class conflict on economic development; political economic determinants of macro policies; political development; theories of income distribution and distributional conflict; the efficiency effects of distributional conflict; the causes and consequences of corruption; the role of colonial history; and others.
