Poll finds corruptrulers 'tolerable'
- Published: 21/07/2011 at 08:06 AM
- Newspaper section: News
The majority of Thais believe a corrupt government is acceptable if it brings prosperity to the people and the country, an Abac Poll released yesterday has found.
Asked how they felt about graft, 64.5% of respondents said a corrupt government was acceptable if it helps the country prosper and they too stood to benefit, while 35.5% said it was unacceptable.
Interviewees who voiced no objection to corrupt practices included 71% of youths under 20 years of age, 71% of those with an average income of over 20,000 baht per month, 72.3% of students, 67% of private business owners, 64.9% of employees of private companies, 56.4% of farmers and workers, and 50.9% of government officials and state enterprise workers.
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