Weed out corruption by obeying our laws

THERE are many economic and social costs associated with corruption, not to mention links to criminal operations and violence.
On the financial front, the World Bank has attempted to attach a monetary figure to the extent of bribery.
The bank estimated that the amount of money paid in bribes globally was some $1 trillion.
In part because of how it affects access to public services, corruption particularly impacts the poor.
Corruption is costing the developing world billions of dollars every year,” indicates the UN Development Program.
Corruption siphons off scarce resources and diminishes a country’s prospects for development.
A country loses the trust and confidence of development partners and the gap between people’s access to quality public services and improving of people’s socio-economic status and livelihood continues to widen in reality.
In a country where corruption is endemic, the consequences are disproportionately borne by the poor who have no resources to compete with those able and willing to pay bribes.
In the end, corruption tightens the shackles of poverty on countries that can least afford it, on societies that need every dollar to pay for important social and economic programs.”
Economic development is difficult in countries where corruption undermines the development of fair market structures and distorts competition.
Corruption often leads to the diversion of scarce resources to high profile uneconomic projects.
How can the government say that the people are now enjoying better services and an improved standard of living when corruption is  endemic?
Most policymakers would agree that strictly complying with the “rule of law” tradition is one of the most effective ways to keep corruption in check.
I propose that there should be limits on the powers of politicians and political institutions and combined with independent monitoring and enforcement can be a potent anti-corruption strategy for PNG.

Andrew Hama
2 Mile, NCD