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Introduction

Corruption respects no borders, knows no economic distinctions and infects all forms of government. In the long run, no country can afford the social, political or economic costs that corruption entails. In recent years with the increased awareness of global commerce, there is increased scrutiny over the questionable practices of executives of multinational corporations. In an effort to establish leverage in developing nations, may company representatives have resulted in the use of practices such as bribery with the understanding of it "being the ways are done" in various regions of the country. Recent investigations into bribery charges in nations such as China, with companies such as Lucent Technologies, forces the governments engaged in international commerce, to enact practices, laws and procedures to create a more ethical global economic environment.
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Governing Laws
United States
Prohibitions against official bribery are by no means unique......

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