The Contagion of Corruption Dishonesty begets dishonesty, rapidly spreading unethical behavior

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The Contagion of Corruption

Dishonesty begets dishonesty, rapidly spreading unethical behavior through a society

By Dan Ariely, Ximena Garcia-Rada at the Scientific American

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-contagion-of-corruption/

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Dishonesty begets dishonesty, rapidly spreading unethical behavio

Corruption damages economies, institutions and democratic structures.

Exposure to bribery can, in and of itself, be corrupting—suggesting a mechanism by which unethical behavior may spread through society.

Social norms influence ethical behavior.

Surprisingly, however, the innate tendency to cheat (or not) is the same across countries, despite vast differences in actual corruption levels.Further research is required into what drives bribery and corruption, how it spreads and how it can be controlled.



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1. You see it everyday on posts at DU.

Dozens of court cases involving swindles, Ponzi schemes, Medicare fraud, bribes, and kickbacks.

We need to rid our CJ system of penny ante criminals to make room for the bandits that game our system of Billions.