Japonia e o ţară bananieră
Monday, March 2nd, 2009Nu daţi cu pietre că nu eu am zis-o, ci Newsweek. Am reţinut patru chestiuni :
1. “The party also developed notably opaque ties with business, handing out lucrative public-works contracts or favorable regulation in return for political contributions. The result was a culture of backroom dealing and little accountability. The system rigged the game strongly in favor of incumbents, conformists and timeservers.”
Vai, lume, afaceri necurate în Japonia?
2. “One glaring symptom is the phenomenon of so-called hereditary politicians, who have basically inherited their jobs from family members. In the past 20 years, eight prime ministers have been sons or grandsons of previous LDP politicians. According to a recent study by Japanese journalist Shiota Ushio, a full quarter of all current members of the Diet are the children of ex-legislators; among LDP lawmakers, the figure is even higher, at 40 percent. Even Koizumi, the supposed iconoclast, was a third-generation politician.”
Asta că tot se vorbeşte de candidatura Elenei Băsescu la parlamentul european. (more…)
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