Pokhara Airport

Above all, businesses seek predictability and whether ethically right or wrong, sometimes an entrenched system of corruption actually provides that predictability, creating a seemingly stable environment where investments flow, albeit with bribes baked into the costs.

Whether just or not, the Pokhara Airport is just one of many easy examples to point to.

Now, with those well-established routines of the old guard gone, uncertainty remains in its place.

As they say, sometimes it's better to deal with the devil you know than the devil you don't.