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Re:Why are there so many unfinished buildings in Africa? by baybal2 on Monday May 03, 2021 @01:51PM (#27028314)
> From your description, it seems like the issue is an ineffective legal system

There are African countries with well functioning legal system.

Widespread fraud is, you know, happens much across the rich world, and victims are usually much the same demographic.

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Re:Why are there so many unfinished buildings in Africa? by LaMarseillaise on Monday May 03, 2021 @02:14PM (#27028676)
No doubt fraud is an issue everywhere. The question is whether it incurs cost on the fraudster. You mentioned people who took the money for construction and disappeared - why were they not sued or prosecuted?
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Re:Why are there so many unfinished buildings in Africa? by baybal2 on Monday May 03, 2021 @02:36PM (#27028958)
Fraudsters can equally well disappear in USA or UK, and they certainly do so.

You can't prosecute a man going missing without a trace.

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