Corruption in Venezuela’s exchange rate

Posted on September 23, 2019

Context In Venezuela, an oil producing country with a colossal inflation, there are two exchange rates for the national currency — the bolívar — and the US dollar; the official and the unofficial. The official rate of the bolivar to the US dollar is fixed by Venezuela’s central bank. However, not everyone has access to […]

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Political Corruption in Peru: Fujimori

Posted on August 30, 2019

Context Alberto Fujimori ruled Peru for around ten years (from 1990 to 2000), during which he was a president for two years and a dictator for eight years. In 1992, he transitioned from president to a dictator through a coup d’etat (Floríndez & Moreno, n.d.).   Fact: Who gave what to whom and why? During […]

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