POLS 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Corruption, Social Forces

• School: University of San Diego
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 150
• Professor: Alan Segui

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3: how modernization breeds corruption, new sources of wealth and power become available. Result of econ modernization allows opp to exchange $ for public power. Creates more money to use for your own ends. Trues for both corruptor & corrupted (personal beneficiaries) i. ii. iii. iv. Used to reach political objectives (ie below) Rise of the new groups with new resources: demands of rural and urban residents, diff demands amongst ppl, bc reflectioin of new poli groups in society. Econ modernization = social changes: more money to use (resources) Ie nuevo riches who want poli power commensurate w/ heightened econ statues: coalition of affluent people being more effective than rural counterparts, urban/industrial vs rural/agrarian workers. Involvement of social forces & elites: more political actors making demands. Something public (eg vote, office) is sold for something private: creating this scenario (in essence, buying votes to determine who gets to be in gov, buying seats (ie ii) b.