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a system of accountability
What an interesting idea-- that the people who elect officials hold those officials accountable to perform the duties of their job. I have mixed feelings as to whether this should be a natural part of democracy, or if it is above the call of citizenship to not only participate in the electoral process, but then babysit their officials.
I do however, feel strongly that this system has the potential to positively influence international transparency in the following ways:
1) by standardizing the way politicians are held fiscally accountable to their local constituent, precedence will be set at all levels of government
2) this pressure is likely to make officials require more accountability from higher posts
3) while it may not be possible to implement in developing nations at this time, it is certainly possible for most of the G-20 states to do internally
4) if it becomes a worldwide standard to hold elected officials to democratic standards in a public way, global transparency is certain to improve
While this may be a leap from the type of system being proposed at this time, I think it is entirely possible to establish global norms based on such a system. The possibilities for diminishing corruption are at least becoming more proactive.