Is corruption inborn in democracy? - BusinessWorld Online

Is corruption inborn in democracy? - BusinessWorld Online

(Part 2) Part One of this column* looked into how acutely vulnerable Philippine democracy to corruption. And explored this colossal corruptibility of liberal democratic institutions, a century old in this country, to then ask whether there is in fact something about democracy that yields easily — or actually produces — its own corruption. The proposed answer: No, but. Which is to recognize that the freedom guaranteed by democracy guarantees it f…