This is about corruption which is common not only in developed and developing countries but gone uncontrolled in poor countries. Education is the key but it will take time even multiple generations to put an end to corruption or put it in the lowest form.
For hundreds of years, humans came up with many forms of government testing their effectiveness when it comes to power, economy, and populace and nothing came up perfect. Democracy came up as the nearest to perfection but it has its flaws too. But democracy in a fully educated country bound by a population enriched with deep social awareness and responsibility might work.
Some governments overused democracy that its hard for governments to implement rules that are good for the country since there’s always anti in every decision. It’s part of the government’s now as people have their own decision whether to support or not since they were eyeing for other officials to seat in government. If only there will be a better government that can let people choose whether to stay or leave one country or divide a country to pro and always non to have unity in what ever projects that is voted or approved by people then it can be a better place. But we all know we governments are politics and they are their for their mostly since they can benefit from it.