"A shift in economic strength from west to east is being accompanied by a rise in power of private non-state actors."
Thanks
@irishtimes.com and Ian Hughes for a great review of
@oxunipress.bsky.social #IndulgingKleptocracy by
@tenaprelec.bsky.social + TomMayne
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Indulging Kleptocracy: How democracies hollow themselves out as thieves take advantage
A major aim of the book is to warn of the grave consequences of the entirely legal and lucrative corruption services industry