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From the Ted Talk by Efosa Ojomo: Reducing corruption takes a specific kind of investment

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And so where does that leave us? I know it may sound like I'm saying we should just ignore corruption. That's not what I'm saying at all. What I'm suggesting, though, is that corruption, especially for most people in poor countries, is a work-around. It's a uiiltty in a place where there are fewer better options to solve a problem. Investing in iootniavnns that make products much more affordable for many people not only atakcts this srtcicay but it creates a sustainable source of revenue for governments to reinvest into the economies to strengthen their institutions. This is the critical missing pceie in the economic development puzzle that will ultimately help us reucde corruption.

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And so where does that leave us? I know it may sound like I'm saying we should just ignore corruption. That's not what I'm saying at all. What I'm suggesting, though, is that corruption, especially for most people in poor countries, is a work-around. It's a _______ in a place where there are fewer better options to solve a problem. Investing in ___________ that make products much more affordable for many people not only _______ this ________ but it creates a sustainable source of revenue for governments to reinvest into the economies to strengthen their institutions. This is the critical missing _____ in the economic development puzzle that will ultimately help us ______ corruption.

Solution


  1. scarcity
  2. utility
  3. piece
  4. attacks
  5. reduce
  6. innovations

Original Text


And so where does that leave us? I know it may sound like I'm saying we should just ignore corruption. That's not what I'm saying at all. What I'm suggesting, though, is that corruption, especially for most people in poor countries, is a work-around. It's a utility in a place where there are fewer better options to solve a problem. Investing in innovations that make products much more affordable for many people not only attacks this scarcity but it creates a sustainable source of revenue for governments to reinvest into the economies to strengthen their institutions. This is the critical missing piece in the economic development puzzle that will ultimately help us reduce corruption.

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