More money wouldn't hurt: as the conservative economists George Stigler and Gary Becker point out, paying regulators competitive salaries (as is done, for instance, in Singapore, which has one of the world's least corrupt, and most efficient, bureaucracies) would attract talent and reduce the temptations of corruption.
The mix of power and the temptations of corruption can be a compelling political narrative at any time.
"We lost the trust of the American people when some Republicans gave in to the temptations of corruption," he said.
We lost the trust of the American people when some Republicans gave in to the temptations of corruption".
Despite Jefferson's revision of Locke, property (which chiefly meant land) remained the precondition for happiness: it protected against the temptations of corruption, freed the self for inquiry and contemplation and, through the mechanisms of inheritance, fostered a sense of connection to the past and to posterity.
Tens of thousands of Kenyans packed into a stadium in the capital city to hear the Latin American pope's address on Friday, during which he called for young people not to give in to the temptation of "tribalism, corruption and drugs".
Second, individuals with greater temptation to corruption (a lower probability of getting caught) cooperate less than individuals with lesser temptation (a higher probability of getting caught) or individuals who do not participate in the corruption game.
A successful film noir is an act of seduction, in which storytelling, music and imagery lead us to imagine a shadow world of infinite temptation and corruption.
English fans say wearily that their side is quite capable of collapse without any outside incentive.Exposing young players to sudden wealth and temptation is seen as a prime cause of corruption in both cricket and soccer.
They say that they pulled their sons back from the brink of corruption, that the Dream Street producers would have led the boys down a dark road of temptation.
