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Corruption as the fabric of governance

Gady Epstein of Forbes writes in his online column about interviewing a corrupt coal mine boss in Shanxi: "The inspection teams who went to check the coal mines, they asked for money. If you didn't give them money, they would close down the mine,"... ...full story at Danwei

from Danwei on Mon, Nov 02 2009

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