MONEY IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN POLITICS

“Lack of money is the root of all evil”

George Bernard Shaw

In a environment where party financing, private funding in particular, is generally a laissez-faire business, as in most Southern African countries, there is the real risk that interest groups and wealthy individuals will buy influence in political parties and in so doing erode public confidence in the political system. Because they are neither open to public scrutiny nor subject to any legislative restraints, huge private donations can, and often do, come with strings attached. This lack of transparency and openness, as well as mechanisms to prevent it, provides ample ground for influence peddling, where those who pay the piper call the tune. Left unchecked, this party funding scenario will continue to be a serious indictment of the region's democratisation projects, crippling democracy and stunting economic development. This article consid     

REFASHIONING AUSTRALIA'S NUCLEAR BARGAIN?

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采用方波注入法,对国外某知名公司生产的两个批次的晶体管进行了实验,比较了从CB结反向注入与从EB结反向注入的损伤电压值,发现该类器件的EMP敏感端对与人们一般研究的结论有所不同。     

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