This is what happens in a lot of third-world countries, India included. It would be impossible to get anything done business-wise in some countries that are heavy on bribes—without bribes, it would take forever to get licenses, building permits, and other government-mandated items for doing business, whereas a bribe would put you on the fast track.
> It would be impossible to get anything done business-wise ...
You'd be surprised how a background verification and other processing for a passport application can require four months without a bribe but less than a couple of weeks if the right hands are greased. I think corruption is a real problem if ordinary Joe cannot function without ending up bribing someone.
