The facilitating payments allowed in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act can be seen as an acknowledgment that in some countries,the payment of speed money to government officials is necessary to get business done,and if not ethically desirable,it is at least ethically acceptable.This is in line with the straw man approach of:

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While dismissing cultural relativism in its most sweeping form,some ethicists argue there is residual value in this approach.Societal values and norms do vary from culture to culture,customs do differ,so it might follow that certain business practices are ethical in one country,but not in another.

The Facilitating Payments Allowed in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act