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Re:Why We Can’t Figure Out Why Infrastructure Is So Expensive by sureste on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @04:29PM (#20519316)
The Guardian had a so-called Concrete Week[1] earlier this year when they published articles related to the concrete industry and its impact.

One of the articles [2] touched briefly on the corruption related to the building and concrete industry.

I assure you, these mafias exist in a lot of places. Odebrecht has entangled governments of Peru and Brazil with corruption here in South America. I would be interested where else has this happened.

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/cities/series/guardian-concrete-...

[2] https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/25/concrete-the-...

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Re:Why We Can’t Figure Out Why Infrastructure Is So Expensive by paganel on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @07:41PM (#20521250)
Teh French cement company Lafarge did business with jihadis in Syria during the current civil war, including with the Islamic State [1]. That's corruption on a whole new level, as I'm 100% sure the decision to conduct this type of business was taken at the company's HQ in France.

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/28/lafarge-charge...

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