It goes by various names - "consideration", "dash", "baksheesh". Some call it bribery. Others say it's a cost of doing business in many corners of the global economy. But for thirty years, all companies doing business in the U.S. have been barred from "greasing the wheels" overseas. Kojo explores the international rules governing corruption, and why some unexpected name-brand companies are being targetted by the U.S. government.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2007-07-19/corruption-global-marketplace
Corruption in the Global Marketplace
Listen Thursday, Jul. 19, 2007 at 1:30 p.m.Guests
Brooke Masters
Senior Business Reporter, Financial Times
Darryl Lew
Partner, White & Case LLP
Dennis de Tray
Vice President for Special Initiatives, Center for Global Development
Barry Sabin
Deputy Assistant Attorney General. Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice

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