Why good laws alone cannot eliminate systemic corruption
In short: Most people believe that strict laws and better enforcement are the primary keys to ending corruption. Innovation researcher Efosa Ojomo argues that we have the logic backward, suggesting that development must precede the eradication of corrupt practices.
Ojomo challenges the conventional economic model which posits that reducing corruption leads to development. Instead, he argues that societies are able to reduce corruption only because they have already achieved a level of development. The core of this shift in thinking centers on the concept of scarcity.
By shifting the focus from legal enforcement to addressing the underlying drivers of scarcity, Ojomo suggests a new pathway for global progress. The goal is to move beyond reactive policing of bad behavior toward proactive structural development that makes corruption less of a necessity for survival or advancement.
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