赏析版2012年7月经济学人文章(双语对照)汇集[2012.06.16]Theetiquetteofbribery:贿亦有道.......................................1[2012.06.30]Asweetidea......................................................................6[2012.07.02]Storiesfromelsewhere来自他方的故事...............................9[2012.07.07]TheHiggsboson希格斯玻色子..........................................11[2012.07.07]Historyisneverjusthistory历史没那么简单......................15[2012.07.07]A20-yearlesson20年一课...............................................17[2012.07.07]Inchingtowardsintegration朝着一体化缓慢爬行................19[2012.07.07]Volkswagen德国大众征服全世界.......................................21[2012.07.07]Tuningout渐行渐远的短波收音机.......................................27[2012.07.07]Sexycontemporaryantiquities性感的当代文物.................28[2012.07.10]AglimpseofmodernChina一窥现代中国..........................30[2012.07.14]Stealingsteel德国偷金属的窃贼.........................................32[2012.07.14]Choicenotchance要自主选择不要听天由命........................34[2012.07.14]TheAmericaneconomyComebackkid美国经济东山再起..37[2012.07.14]Quantitativeeasing:QE,ornotQE?要不要量化宽松?........41[2012.07.18]ThorvaldsenMuseum哥本哈根托瓦尔森博物馆...................48[2012.07.19]Newfilm:"TheDarkKnightRises"《黑暗骑士崛起》.........55[2012.07.21]Thelongfight漫长的战斗..................................................57[2012.07.21]RogerPayne罗杰•佩恩.....................................................60[2012.07.24]FloodsinBeijing北京大水.................................................63[2012.07.27]HowtorememberKoxinga如何纪念国姓爷.......................65[20120728]AlastairBurnet阿拉斯泰尔·伯内特......................................68[2012.07.28]Teenagepregnancy少女怀孕|且不谈幼稚之事..................70[2012.07.28]Militarytechnology军事科技.............................................72[2012.07.28]Aliveandwell欣欣向荣.....................................................76[2012.06.16]Theetiquetteofbribery:贿亦有道【导读】:正如标题所言,见不得人的贿赂也有其自身的一套准则。本文将为你解密全球各地不同文化群体、不同国家中的贿赂潜规则。Theetiquetteofbribery贿亦有道Howtogreaseapalm行贿指南Corruptionhasitsownelaborateetiquette贿赂也有它自身一套复杂的准则Dec19th2006|fromtheprinteditionGIVEpeoplepoweranddiscretion,andwhethertheyaregrandviziersorborderguards,somewillusetheirpositiontoenrichthemselves.Theproblemcanbebigenoughtoholdbackacountry'sdevelopment.Onestudyhasshownthatbribesaccountfor8%ofthetotalcostofrunningabusinessinUganda.AnotherfoundthatcorruptionboostedthepriceofhospitalsuppliesinBuenosAiresby15%.PaulWolfowitz,theheadoftheWorldBank,isdevotingspecialeffortsduringhispresidencytheretoadriveagainstcorruption.一旦掌权并且拥有裁量自由,不管是伊斯兰的大维齐尔,还是戍边士兵,一些人就会利用职务之便谋取私利。这个问题可能严重到足以阻碍一个国家的发展。一项研究显示,在乌干达从商行贿花费占到总费用的8%。另一项研究表明,腐败将布宜诺斯艾利斯的医疗设备的费用推高了15%。现任世界银行行长保罗•沃尔福威茨(PaulWolfowitz)正竭力打击腐败。Formostpeopleintheworld,though,theworryisnotthatcorruptionmayslowdowntheircountry'sGDPgrowth.Itisthattheirdailylivesarepervadedbyendlesshassles,bigandsmall.Andforalltheevidencethatsomeculturessufferendemiccorruptionwhileothersarerelativelyclean,attitudestowardscorrup...