Does anyone see parallels between Ancient Rome and modern day America?
Ancient Rome had volatile Caesar's and a thoroughly corrupt senate. The greatest wealth was enjoyed by a select few. And the government of that day and age knew of a very simple way to keep the masses in check. Entertainment. "Give them bread and circuses!", was the credo. Likewise, today are people not placated and satiated by entertainment? As long as we have our cars, electronic gadgets, toys, blockbuster movies etc., people are willing to accept whatever is forced upon them. Look at how $700 billion inexplicably disappearing barely raised an eye in the public. Give them bread and circuses? Indeed.
Is there any relationship between corruption and westernization?
No.If you mean becoming westernized would solve the corruption issues in India, then i would say no. Mainly due to the fact that it will be difficult to enforce. As stated in the question it was a result of untolerable levels that those countries rose to put into measures to curb corruption.In a way it can be termed revolution of sorts. We need to go through the entire process before we can expect the results. It cannot be enforced as a law as we are used to the system to such an extent that it doesn't incite the feeling of revolt in our heads. However as we progress along the development path, we would go through the system's fallacies and address them accordingly. Merely imitating the models would do us no good.Education is an important aspect in the countries where corruption is bare minimum. The path must be led by individual resolutions which collectively will become the revolution which we all long for. Lets try to correct ourselves first and then we can truly see the changes. Blame game and attributing it to system will make us stagnant. We need to figure out that its the collective effort which is going to drive the change.My original answer:Absolutely not, corruption has existed since time immemorial and the termed westenisation was coined after the people from the western side of world invaded India. However it may have provoked use of newer techniques though even that makes any difference.
Does anyone know the noise level rating (dB) for a whirlpool model 840 dishwasher?
I'm thinking of replacing ours (since it's so loud) and the new one we are looking at is rated at 63dB and wanted to know if this would make a difference. The new one has a sound package on it to make it quieter. Thanks.
Is Brazil the most corrupt country on Earth?
Corruption is endemic in Brazil. The current political crisis — which involved the impeachment of one president only a few months ago and now threatens her successor — is rooted in a multi-billon dollar corruption scheme involving some of the largest companies in Brazil and countless politicians including former presidents, presidential candidates, senators, congressmen, local officials, etc. But as an American banker whose speciality is emerging markets, I would be loath to say that it is the MOST corrupt. Corruption is pretty rampant in emerging markets. But the fact that we even know about the depth of the current corruption scheme in Brazil is because a highly independent judiciary is vigorously pursuing the investigation and high level political and business leaders are being sentenced to very long prison terms. Corruption goes completely unchecked in many emerging markets in Africa and Southeast Asia. The vast fortunes of the Russian oligarchs and, some suggest, Putin himself, are built on the expropriation of state wealth. It’s a difficult metric to measure but, no, I don't think Brazil merits the title of “Most Corrupt.”
How do you fix a corrupt country?
I heard a joke recently about corruption:A company executive received a letter from one of the inspection agencies alleging that his mining company is not following the mining regulations. To settle the problem he sends his lawyer. The lawyer drives to countryside and meets with the inspector. The inspector who lives in a small town close to the mining site, cites all the problems with the mine. So the lawyer blatantly asks how much she wants. The inspector says she wants $1000.The lawyer calls his boss and tells him that the inspector wants $1500. The boss promptly transfers the amount to his account. The lawyer takes out 1000$ from his account and hands it over to the inspector. While giving the money he says: “You know, I got in trouble because of you, I got a lot of scolding. I might even get fired because of you.” The inspector without saying anything gives $200 back as a tip.Now who is more corrupt in this case?Is it the company boss, who doesn’t want to conform to costly upgrades prefers giving hush money?Or is it the Government Inspector who writes frivolous citations and knows that the company executive would rather pay than be involved with government bureaucracy?Or is it the lawyer who facilitated the deal and earned from both sides at the end?Or is it you, the reader, laughing at the joke and thinking it is funny?I think one of the worst things about corruption is when everybody finds it acceptable. They don’t find it strange or wrong that giving small amounts of money to grease the wheels is not okay. They might be thinking that it is an acceptable way of doing business.So, to answer your question: How do you fix a corrupt country?You have to make it unacceptable, not cool to participate in corruption yourself first. When the majority of people start feeling this way, things will change…For more questions about Mongolia, go and visit my website that I have created together with my friends: Mongolia FAQ
How do I represent a country with negative ideas in MUN?
First of all when you represent a country in a Model UN, you're not its President or Head of State. So you do not have to feel guilty about the crimes your country might or might not have committed. You're just a delegate to the country, that means you represent the foreign ministry of the country and your ideas and views are that of the country.Coming to representing a country with record against itself, you could try these pointers:Remember that past is past, even if other nations target you for your past actions, state your points in a way that you understand the past actions and tying to rectify this with immediate effect. Hit them with positivity.Behind these crimes and negative relationships with other nations, there must be a reason why your country did all this or these could be non legal entities doing such crimes, understand these reasons and use it as a defence against the remarks.If anyone still targets you, read out the UN charter, you're in the committee to discuss peace between nations and help each other through crises and not target each other. Use this to reduce accusations.Prepare solutions before hand and read it out in the committee to amend these changes and rectify the actions committees and also spread out points seeking international support. Hit them back with solutions and ideas.Don't worry about representing a controversial nation. Just be confident and focus on the big picture. All the best!