graham power ndp conference 21 november 2013
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GRAHAM POWER
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN CONFERENCE
21 NOVEMBER 2013
You cannot eradicate systemic poverty,
UNLESS You eradicate
systemic corruption
You cannot eradicate systemic poverty,
UNLESS You eradicate
systemic corruption
SOUTH AFRICACORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
2012Rank: 69/176 Score: 43/100
2011Rank: 64/182 Score: 41/100
2010Rank: 54/178 Score: 45/100
SOUTH AFRICACORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
2012Rank: 69/176 Score: 43/100
2011Rank: 64/182 Score: 41/100
2010Rank: 54/178 Score: 45/100
PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS WHO FELT THESE INSTITUTIONS WERE CORRUPT/EXTREMELY
CORRUPT IN THIS COUNTRY
PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS WHO FELT THESE INSTITUTIONS WERE CORRUPT/EXTREMELY
CORRUPT IN THIS COUNTRY
83% Police
77% Political Parties
74% Public Officials and Civil Servants
70% Parliament / Legislature
55% Business
50% Judiciary
WHAT WAS THE MOST COMMON REASON FOR PAYING THE BRIBE(S)?
WHAT WAS THE MOST COMMON REASON FOR PAYING THE BRIBE(S)?
• 14 million people working; seven million unemployment
• 70% of the unemployed are under 34
• 14 million people working; seven million unemployment
• 70% of the unemployed are under 34
CHALLENGESCHALLENGES
IS IT LEGAL?Will I be violating either civil law or company policy?
IS IT BALANCE?Is it fair to all concerned in the short term as well as the long term?Does it promote win-win relationships?
HOW WILL IT MAKE ME FEEL ABOUT MYSELF?Will it make me proud?Would I feel good if my decision was published in the newspaper?Would I feel good if my family knew about it?
IS IT LEGAL?Will I be violating either civil law or company policy?
IS IT BALANCE?Is it fair to all concerned in the short term as well as the long term?Does it promote win-win relationships?
HOW WILL IT MAKE ME FEEL ABOUT MYSELF?Will it make me proud?Would I feel good if my decision was published in the newspaper?Would I feel good if my family knew about it?
THE ETHICS CHECK QUESTIONSTHE ETHICS CHECK QUESTIONS
Ashamedly UnethicalOR
Unashamedly Ethical
Ashamedly UnethicalOR
Unashamedly Ethical
YOU MUST CHOOSE…YOU MUST CHOOSE…
The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are His delight.
Proverbs 11:1
The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are His delight.
Proverbs 11:1
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther King Jnr.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy.
Martin Luther King Jnr.
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