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Poverty and Inequality
Corruption exacerbates poverty and inequality, particularly in developing and underdeveloped nations. Provision of essential public services vital to the less privileged such as health, education, security and equal opportunity is compromised. Where these are available, access to them is restricted or denied by the fetters of corruptive structures and processes administered by corrupt officials.For more…

International Resources

International Monetary Fund
Corruption, Development, and Inequality
Does Corruption Affect Income Inequality and Poverty?
Corruption and Poverty threaten KYRGYZ growth forecasts
U.S. and UK warned of oil corruption
Corruption leads to poverty, says watchdog official
Globalisation, Corruption and Poverty Reduction
A Venezuelan Recipe for Poverty and Corruption
Poverty and Corruption in South Africa:
Poverty, Corruption and governance in fiji
Corruption, Poverty and the Loss of Biological Treasure in the Philippines

National Resources

Analysis: Nigeria's battle against corruption
Alleviating Poverty in Nigeria
Nigeria
World Bank: fighting poverty a key to achieving world peace and lowering global tensions

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