Adding to your point: in a tribal culture within a &quot;state&quot; that began as some convenient lines drawn by westerners, when your tribesman gets into political power it will be expected of him to reward his tribe with jobs and&#x2F;or monies from the public coffer.<p>When a common person needs help from above, he or she turns to the tribe strongman rather than a bribe-seeking policeman or bureaucrat.<p>While this may look like &quot;corruption&quot; to westerners, it is understandable in places that have different political histories than the west.