Corruption by the Numbers 11/17/2009
Transparency International recently released its annual Corruption Perception Index. You can access the full report here and an interactive corruption map here. The Bottom Five Most Corrupt Countries: 176 (tie). Iraq 176 (tie). Sudan 178. Myanmar 179. Afghanistan 180. Somalia The Top Five Least Corrupt Countries: 1. New Zealand 2. Denmark 3 (tie). Singapore 3 (tie). Sweden 5. Switzerland Update: The BBC recently published an extremely interesting article on corruption in Afghanistan. Money quote: "The Bertelsmann Foundation, one of the sources for the conclusions of Transparency International, said: 'Corruption is endemic to all state functions (police, judiciary) and is seen as a usual form of business transaction; even ministers were involved in land grabs. Corruption is additionally interlinked with the opium business. Thus, bribery is invested on a massive scale to undermine efforts against the drug economy.'" Read the full article here. CommentsLeave a Reply |

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