It is the law of the jungle, the law of nature.

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But in the financial markets, without proper institutional rules, there's the law of the jungle -- because there's greed!

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We do so because we know that to do otherwise is to import the law of the jungle into civil society.

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"We need to avoid the law of the jungle imposing itself, chaos and the breakdown of public order, " Mr Camacho was quoted as saying.

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Where the law of the jungle takes precedence in everyday socio-economic affairs, societal norms of common courtesy and religious sentiments may also be cast aside in one way or another for the sake of survival.

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