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Corruption Around The World

November 17th, 2009 by SocProf and tagged , ,

Transparency International has just published its 2009 Corruption Perception Index and as usual, it is a valuable source of information.

First, the usual animated map:

The Top 10 (least corrupt countries):

No real surprise here.

And the bottom ten (most corrupt countries):

No surprises here either. As noted, war-torn countries are characterized by failing states, bad or non-existent governance.

This video is interesting as well as it addresses the issues of massive disbursements of monies to banks by states as part of stimulus policies:

When it comes to corruption, what afflicts poor countries:

And what afflicts middle and high-income countries as well:

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