But as the democratization processes of these developing regions are often stunted by the powers-that-be, the misbehavior of senior politicians are often difficult to monitor, not to mention checked and balanced. That leaves only the option of investment migration, with the applicants pumping money into the country of destination to set up new businesses and thus create employment, bringing about economic prosperity. This is not a difficult migration option, but first you need to have handy large sums of money. So, some senior officials in developing countries become extremely corrupt, demanding huge undeclared sums from their business “partners”. Such “take the money and run” mentality is very prevalent in developing countries.

Source: Manila Times February 21, 2017 16:41 UTC