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Vicious cycle of money, power and influence leaves the rest of us behind

11 November 2014 in Accountability, Anti-corruption movement, Civil society, Cost of Corruption, Human rights, Impunity, Lobbying, Measurement and Research, People power, Politics and government, Poverty and development

We live in a world where 1 billion people live in extreme poverty, with less than US$1.25/day. This is the same world where the market for super yachts is booming. The 85 richest people in the world have the same wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion. The gulf between the haves and the have nots […]

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