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The C Word: How Should the Aid Business Think and Act about Corruption?

1 July 2015

Duncan Green, strategic advisor to Oxfam GB, has written in his popular blog about the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø 'Corruption and Development' event which was hosted by the GGI on 29 June 2015.

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Lead by Dr David Hudson, heard about the findings of a by Alina Rocha Menocal and Nils Taxell (among others).

'Went to a seminar on corruption and development on Monday - notable in itself as corruption is something of a taboo topic in aid circles. Aid supporters often cite framing - George Lakoff's 'Don't Think of an Elephant' or Richard Nixon's 'I am not a crook' (below)- as justification for avoiding the topic; even if you raise it to dismiss it, the connection between aid and corruption will be established in the public mind'

Read the blog post here:Â