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In the Balance: Corruption

08/02/2014

Corruption

BBC World Service - In the Balance, Corruption

How can lawmakers incentivise businesses and governments to fight corruption?

How can lawmakers incentivise businesses and governments to fight corruption and to blow the whistle on corrupt practices?

In the Balance digs into the knotty problem of corruption. How can lawmakers incentivise businesses and governments to fight corruption and to blow the whistle on corrupt practices? Justin Rowlatt and guests convene in London's historic Chatham House to discuss how co-ordinated action around the globe can throw light into the darkest corners of corporate or individual dishonesty. And comedian Colm O' Regan reflects on how to find courage. Justin's guests are Jennifer Shasky Calvery, director of the US Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Elena Panfilova, director of Transparency International Russia and whistle-blower Michael Woodford, the former CEO of the Japanese electronics giant Olympus.

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