- 16 Jan 2018 18:50
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This isn't really a debate because the numbers speak for themselves. Regardless, your little story about bribing officials sounds nice on paper, but is not something businesses generally want to deal with. They want their property to be secure, only the law can guarantee that. If your business is backed by the US military it might be a different story, but how far that backing goes is questionable as well.
Rancid wrote:This is an idiotic thing to say.
Businesses certainly do care about the type of government that is in place.
Businesses love dictatorships and authoritarian governments over democracies. Largely because in a dictatorship or authoritarian government, the power is held by a select few. Thus, it's fewer people to buy off to get what you want (access to minerals, or access to a cheap labor force). Governments also love dictatorships and authoritarian governments because again, it's easier to buy support. For example, it's easier to provide foreign aid to a country in exchange for say, fighting ISIS (because the local population can be disregarded). Thus, to make dealings with foreign entities easier, we want there to be dictatorships and non-democratic governments in place.
Most dictators in Latin America were supported by America in some way (at least initially), precisely for this reason. It just makes business easier, and it makes politicians easier to buy off.
This isn't really a debate because the numbers speak for themselves. Regardless, your little story about bribing officials sounds nice on paper, but is not something businesses generally want to deal with. They want their property to be secure, only the law can guarantee that. If your business is backed by the US military it might be a different story, but how far that backing goes is questionable as well.