There has never been and will never be such a thing as a corruption-free world. Corruption is part of human nature and exists in all societies, even my native Finland, which is continuously a top performer in corruption rankings.

The challenge is to control and regulate it to a degree where it does not undermine the functioning of society. The analogy here are infectious diseases. We rarely ever eradicate them completely, and they are forever evolving. Just like infectious diseases, corruption also crosses geographic boundaries at will, making it a truly global problem.

Building up society-wide defenses, and even immunity, is a long-term process that require prevention efforts to minimize corruption vulnerabilities in government systems, broad and sustained public education efforts on the negative consequences of corruption, and brave and far-reaching law enforcement efforts to set clear deterrent effects for those who chose to cross the line.

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