Villagers became subject to increased military and police harassment and bureaucratic corruption.

They also carefully supervised the magistrates, much more so than previous emperors, possibly to reduce bureaucratic corruption.

Stalin's opponents on both sides of the political spectrum chided him as undemocratic and lax on bureaucratic corruption.

Even the economic crisis has not decreased bureaucratic corruption.

These icons of a resurgent fascism, bureaucratic corruption, whatever, are too perfunctorily presented to have any symbolic clout.

Nigeria also began a long campaign against the bureaucratic and military corruption that had paralysed its economy and severely tarnished its international reputation.

Coupled with bureaucratic corruption, tax revenues dropped dramatically.

Civilian rule did not necessarily mean an end to bureaucratic corruption and the beginning of greater democracy.

Still, the culture of bureaucratic corruption, which is something I have heard about but not seen, is not something that gets broken overnight.

According to human-rights groups, economic misery, bureaucratic corruption, drug addiction and prostitution continue to rise.