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It is the absence of a capable state that causes corruption (the inability to prevent public officials, often in collusion with other members of society, from subverting decision-making for private gain), as well as poverty and backwardness.

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We only ranked high when it comes to poverty, corruption, lack of freedom of speech, lack of political activism.

It's not simply corruption and waste that you create; you essentially replace the priorities of the Afghan government, the elected Afghan government, with the micromanaging tendencies of foreigners on short tours with their own priorities.

Last year, the district attorney whose office prosecuted McKinley's case was convicted of unrelated corruption charges.

So any accusations of corruption or backdoor dealings between authorities or business would arouse a social outcry or even unrest.

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