Peter Eigen: How to expose the corrupt
ペーター・アイゲン: 政治腐敗を明るみに出す方法
As a director of the World Bank in Nairobi, Peter Eigen saw firsthand how devastating corruption can be. He's founder of Transparency International, an NGO that works to persuade international companies not to bribe. Full bio
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昔からある政府と国際機関
「あなたは許可されていないことを
銀行加盟国の内政干渉にあたります
これは不要なプロジェクトであるばかりか
ほとんどの企業がそうです
こう言われました
止めることはできませんよ」と
日本の企業にも負けるでしょう
贈賄を望みません
競争力が高いと信じています
贈賄を得意としています
その強さを示すことができませんでした
大規模な腐敗に覆われていたからです
どれだけ彼らの利益になることか
現地の慣習であり
行わないと決めたのです
信じさせることができたのです
圧力をかけています
署名しない理由です
サウロからパウロに回心したように改めました
もし民間団体組織が
良いという訳ではありません
より有能になることも必要です
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Peter Eigen - Founder, Transparency InternationalAs a director of the World Bank in Nairobi, Peter Eigen saw firsthand how devastating corruption can be. He's founder of Transparency International, an NGO that works to persuade international companies not to bribe.
Why you should listen
From the website of Transparency International comes this elegant definition: What is corruption? Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. It hurts everyone whose life, livelihood or happiness depends on the integrity of people in a position of authority.
Peter Eigen knows this. He worked in economic development for 25 years, mainly as a World Bank manager of programs in Africa and Latin America. Among his assignments, he served as director of the regional mission for Eastern Africa from 1988 to 1991. Stunned by the depth and pervasiveness -- and sheer destructiveness -- of the corruption he encountered, he formed the group Transparency International to take on some of the main players in deals with corrupt officials: multinational corporations.
Eigen believes that the best way to root out corruption is to make it known. Thus, Transparency International works to raises awareness of corruption, and takes practical action to address it, including public hearings.
Peter Eigen | Speaker | TED.com