Georgian media is full of stories about nepotism and the funny justifications of those involved: When Irakli Garibashvili, still being Minister of the Interior, was confronted with nepotism allegations, he replied: “Don’t you know that a relative of your wife is not your relative?”
When the 23-year-old brother of Vice Prime Minister Kakhi Kaladze’s wife was appointed head of the City Hall’s department for education, sports, and youth affairs, Tbilisi Mayor Davit Narmania stated that he had “known him for a long time and did not consider any oth...
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In Georgia, employment is often found not through prevailing in fair, orderly selection processes, but through personal connections. This is a well-known fact almost nobody denies. It is evident in almost every Georgian firm and institution. In a hospital you encounter a “nurse” not capable of the most basic medical accomplishments, in one of Tbilisi’s universities you meet a “cleaning woman” who is mentally ill, known for scaring everybody through aggressive and inappropriate behavior, and in the railway station you buy a ticket from a clerk who knows n...
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Nepotism – one of the forms of corruption – is a use of public office for a private gain that is distributing favors to family mem... Read More
Monday, 30 June 2014 11:11 AM
It seems to me several issues are rolled into "nepotism" as described here, and they need to be unpacked. First of all, everyone ... Read More
Monday, 30 June 2014 5:05 PM
Roba’s general observation is spot on!!! Coffee makers and coffee drinkers of Georgia unite!!! I am truly puzzled by nepotism as a... Read More
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