alt Hacker News> It seems like FIFA has a culture of corruption
I think any large multi-national organisation that deals with handing out events that generate vast sums of money inevitably succumbs to the rot.
See also: the IOC.
Replies
sizzzzlerz • yesterday at 10:54 PM
FIA has entered the room
Reminiscent of the resource curse, the observation that many countries "blessed" with an abundance of natural resources actually fare pretty badly (including lots of corruption).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_curse