1 in 6 Russian entrepreneurs are in jail, 1 in 3 prisoners are businessmen

Re:1 in 6 Russian entrepreneurs are in jail, 1 in 3 prisoner... by startupstella on Thursday May 26, 2011 @10:09AM (#2587755)

it's always interesting to see non-Russians comment on this kind of news. for Russians well aware of rampant corruption in post-Soviet countries, it's more of an eye roll than anything else. Russia is infamously corrupt as a result of the legacy of Soviet mentalities that made free market enterprise inherently black market. until the justice system is cleaned up and held accountable, russian will remain a corrupt 3rd world country unable to compete in the global business rena.

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Re:1 in 6 Russian entrepreneurs are in jail, 1 in 3 prisoner... by Simon_M on Thursday May 26, 2011 @10:35AM (#2587857)

So are 1 in 3 prisoners corrupt businessmen who have been jailed for their 'corruptness'.

Or are 1 in 3 prisoners businessmen unjustly jailed due to corrupt officials?

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Re:1 in 6 Russian entrepreneurs are in jail, 1 in 3 prisoner... by jeffool on Thursday May 26, 2011 @10:38AM (#2587867)

Can't there be a mix? Maybe each is 1 in 6?

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Re:1 in 6 Russian entrepreneurs are in jail, 1 in 3 prisoner... by veyron on Thursday May 26, 2011 @10:20AM (#2587805)

if this is the extent of the problem, i dare say India and China are more corrupt

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Re:1 in 6 Russian entrepreneurs are in jail, 1 in 3 prisoner... by alexro on Thursday May 26, 2011 @10:24AM (#2587821)

you can't really compare corruption, can you?

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Re:1 in 6 Russian entrepreneurs are in jail, 1 in 3 prisoner... by edj on Thursday May 26, 2011 @11:16AM (#2588017)

Why not? The Corruption Perception Index[1] is the most famous attempt to do so. In their 0-10 scale--higher numbers being less corrupt--Russia is ranked at 2.1, India at 3.3, and China at 3.5.

[1]: http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/...

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Re:1 in 6 Russian entrepreneurs are in jail, 1 in 3 prisoner... by veyron on Thursday May 26, 2011 @10:28AM (#2587830)

Oh yes you can!

There are a few criteria:

1) Is the corruption social or economic in nature? ie in India, many years ago, it was impossible for someone from lower castes to become priests. An economic corruption at least has a remote chance of being breached by anyone

2) Is the corruption racial or religious or gender-based? I guess this is better termed "discrimination"

3) Is there a way to join the corrupted? ie if the police force and military are corrupt, is there a way to join them?

There are versions of corruption for which most people are physically unable to rise, and versions of corruption for which a clever few are able to swim with the sharks

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