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Boston Calling: Follow the Money

Follow the Money

10/12/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - Boston Calling, Follow the Money

How corrupt is the US compared to other countries?

Sarah Chayes, an expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, says we need to talk about corruption in America. 

Also, we visit a retraining programme for US steelworkers; we find out how Donald Trump’s plan to make Mexico pay for a border wall could backfire; we discover the secrets of the billion dollar hair trade industry; and we meet the guy who Venezuelans turn to when they want to know what their currency is worth -- when he’s not too busy helping customers at the hardware store he works at in the US. 

(Image: A magnifying glass is used to inspect newly printed bills at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC. Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images )

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