[1024core]

We (Indians) can look all over for the causes of what ails India, but not at the one place where a majority of the blame lies: ourselves.

We will bemoan the corrupt system; but given a chance to make life a little bit easier, not hesitate to offer a bribe.

We will spew venom at the useless politicians who do nothing but line their pockets; but then turn around and vote for one based on caste/religion.

We will express angst at the garbage that litters our cities; but not hesitate to toss it out the window (or our home's garbage on the street).

Gandhi said, be the change you want to see. I'm not a fan of Gandhi, but in this he was right. We must change our behavior, before we can expect the system to change.

[1971genocide]

I agree with you. But you are not giving India enough credit.

India has a corruption problem - and so does the americans, british, europeans, etc . Hell The LIBOR scandal is on 900 trillion dollars. And this is before I bring up 2008.

Privatization is not that answer. Look at the situation at Bangladesh if you want to see what privatization leads to.

[1024core]

Corruption may be a problem in the US too, but, having lived here for a decade, I can assure you I've never been asked nor offered a single bribe. Corruption doesn't affect the common man directly here. In any case: just because it's in some other country, makes it all right to do it in India, right? Instead of racing for the bottom, why not try racing to the top, and compare India to Sweden, Norway, etc.?

Secondly: I never brought up privatization.

[kalyanganjam]

>>Corruption may be a problem in the US too, but, having lived here for a decade, I can assure you I've never been asked nor offered a single bribe.

Not being asked for bribe is not necessarily absence of corruption. For a crash course on How Real world corruption works. Great place to start is https://www.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/c84bp/how_realwo...

>>Corruption doesn't affect the common man directly here.

Incorrect. Read the link above

>>In any case: just because it's in some other country, makes it all right to do it in India, right?

am 99.99% sure poster is not suggesting it is right thing. Hust saying it is not an India only problem and that it exists everywhere.

[1024core]

>> Not being asked for bribe is not necessarily absence of corruption. For a crash course on How Real world corruption works. Great place to start is https://www.reddit.com/r/Economics/comments/c84bp/how_realwo....

Having in lived in India most of my life, I don't need to read an Economist article to find out what corruption is. Want to get a passport? Pay a bribe. Want to construct an addition to you house? Pay a bribe (or just do it illegally). The list goes on. In countries like US, Sweden, Canada, etc at least you're not hammered with corruption requests in your day-to-day existence.

[kalyanganjam]

What you are describing is bribery. Corruption is a closely related and slightly different thing.

[dragonwriter]

Bribery is a form of corruption.

[cesarbs]

Sounds exactly like what I would say about Brazil. A great country with great people and great potential, but so messed up by it's own culture, attitude and habits.