> All the generations of how to manage the town has left and now the model for organization in society has become corruption.
Arguably in many cases the social behavior remains the same, but is defined as "corruption" within the context of the introduced political system. The "corruption" is undesirable in large part because the outcomes are being compared to alien systems that produce economic benefits previously unfathomable. And that perspective shock would have been inevitable, whether conquered or not, once they began interacting with the outside world. Look at some of the Amazonian and similar tribes elsewhere that were introduced to the outside world in the latter half of the 20th century.
Quid quo pro and careful cultivation of personal relationships existed everywhere. That's the default state of small societies and, in many cases, even very large ones. Heck, it's still the case in many wealthy, ostensibly modern societies today, like China. Such behavior is corruption from the perspective of the modern authoritative structure, yet the same cultural norms the Chinese had been beneficially practicing for millennia.
Arguably in many cases the social behavior remains the same, but is defined as "corruption" within the context of the introduced political system. The "corruption" is undesirable in large part because the outcomes are being compared to alien systems that produce economic benefits previously unfathomable. And that perspective shock would have been inevitable, whether conquered or not, once they began interacting with the outside world. Look at some of the Amazonian and similar tribes elsewhere that were introduced to the outside world in the latter half of the 20th century.
Quid quo pro and careful cultivation of personal relationships existed everywhere. That's the default state of small societies and, in many cases, even very large ones. Heck, it's still the case in many wealthy, ostensibly modern societies today, like China. Such behavior is corruption from the perspective of the modern authoritative structure, yet the same cultural norms the Chinese had been beneficially practicing for millennia.