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Petrobras corruption scandal rocks Brazil

Geoff Riley

10th March 2015

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Corruption is a persistent and endemic problem in many countries but the Petrobas bribery and kickback scandal in Brazil is a great one to use when looking for contextual examples of the impact of corruption as a growth and development constraint in developing countries. The latest report on Brazil from Transparency International is available here

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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