目前，官员的薪酬常常参考国民收入总水平制定，但这导致有些行业与地区官员的薪酬过低，难以产生抵抗力来拒绝在一些重要的高利润部门（如能源、金融和房地产）以权谋私的诱惑。
As it stands, officials’ salaries are usually set with reference to the overall level of national income. But the resulting pay is not high enough to mitigate the temptation officials face to use their enormous power to profit in key sectors, such as energy, finance, and real estate.