Peter Eigen: How to expose the corrupt
Peter Ejgen (Peter Eigen): Kako ogoliti korumpirane
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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u mnogim oblastima:
uništavanja životne sredine
u kojima nam zaista treba
o sopstvenom iskustvu.
"Nemaš dozvolu da to radiš.
zemalja partnera.
su voleli da budu u Najrobiju -
jer su drugi gradovi
primetio sam
i jednu od najlepših,
nema nikakvu ekonomsku dobit:
niko ne bi kupovao struju tu,
ne beskoristan projekat,
i užasan projekat -
o budućoj prezaduženosti zemlje
bio i prvi projekat koji je implementiran.
koje bismo mi kao zajednica donatora,
godine, znate,
- za ekonomiju
koje je trebalo raseliti --
Ujedinjenog Kraljevstva, Japana,
na svim nivoima.
ili milion dolara tamo.
u para-vladinim sektorima.
koliko sam radio u Africi,
ekonomske politike u ovim zemljama,
apsolutnog siromaštva,
usled velikog sukoba.
i Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu
bilo sistematski korumpirano.
zatvorenička dilema,
da daju mito u inostranstvu".
tako da su vrlo kompetitivne.
međunarodne kompanije
i razvoj,
na Institutu Aspen u Vanzeju,
međunarodnog podmićivanja.
To je tamošnji običaj.
zemalja domaćina zahtevaju.
zaustaviti podmićivanje.
u drugim zemljama,
Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu, ni drugde.
u Institutu Aspen,
premijera u tom periodu,
pokuašavli da odbranimo.
u problemu u kom jeste
protiv ozbiljnih prevara,
jedne određene prijateljske zemlje
u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu.
građansko društvo
a to nije dovoljno dobro podržano,
državnog službenika,
u nemačkom zakonodavstvu,
ne žele da to menjaju,
inostranog podmićivanja -
i dobre vlade širom sveta,
iz ovoga što se zbilo.
iz Savla u Pavla, pod Volfensonom,
građanskog društva
civilnog društva dobre.
moraju imati dosta kompetencija.
ovde u Berlinu,
da većina naših obrazovnih
i veoma praktičnog, iskustva:
dobro obavi svoj posao
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