cor·rup·tion
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1.
the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt.
2.
moral perversion; depravity.
3.
perversion of integrity.
4.
corrupt or dishonest proceedings.
5.
The World's Most Corrupt Nations, 2012
According to the annual survey by the Berlin-based organization Transparency International, Somalia, North Korea, and Afghanistan are perceived to be the most corrupt, Finland, Denmark, and New Zealand are perceived to be the world's least corrupt countries. For a list of the least corrupt nations, see World's Least Corrupt Countries. The index defines corruption as the abuse of public office for private gain and measures the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among a country's public officials and politicians. It is a composite index, drawing on 13 different expert and business surveys. The scores range from 100 (squeaky clean) to zero (highly corrupt). A score of 50 is the number Transparency International considers the borderline figure distinguishing countries that do and do not have a serious corruption problem. In the 2012 survey, two-thirds of countries scored below 50.
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rankCountry 2012
CPI Score1. Somalia 8 North Korea 8 Afghanistan 8 4. Sudan 13 5. Myanmar 15 6. Uzbekistan 17 Turkmenistan 17 8. Iraq 18 9. Venezuela 19 Haiti 19 Chad 19 Burundi 19 13. Zimbabwe 20 Equatorial Guinea 20 15. Libya 21 Laos 21 Congo, Democratic Republic of 21 18. Tajikistan 22 Cambodia 22 Angola 22 Source: Transparency International, 2011. Web: www.transparency.org .
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The World's Least Corrupt Nations, 2012
According to the annual survey by the Berlin-based organization Transparency International, Denmark, Finland, and New Zealand are perceived to be the world's least corrupt countries, and Somalia, North Korea, and Afghanistan are perceived to be the most corrupt. For a list of the most corrupt nations, see World's Most Corrupt Countries. The index defines corruption as the abuse of public office for private gain and measures the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among a country's public officials and politicians. It is a composite index, drawing on 13 different expert and business surveys. The scores range from 100 (squeaky clean) to zero (highly corrupt). A score of 50 is the number Transparency International considers the borderline figure distinguishing countries that do and do not have a serious corruption problem. In the 2012 survey, two-thirds of countries scored below 50.
Country
rankCountry 2012
CPI Score1. Denmark 90 Finland 90 New Zealand 90 4. Sweden 88 5. Singapore 87 6. Switzerland 86 7. Australia 85 Norway 85 9. Netherlands 84 Canada 84 11. Iceland 82 12. Luxembourg 80 13. Germany 79 14. Hong Kong 77 Barbados 76 16. Belgium 75 17. Japan 74 United Kingdom 74 19. United States 73 20. Chile 72 Source: Transparency International, 2012. Web: www.transparency.org .
What's Your State's Grade?
Open records laws with hundreds of exemptions. Budget decisions made behind closed doors. Ethics panels that haven’t met in years.
Those are among the examples of corruption risk we found in the State Integrity Investigation, an unprecedented examination of America’s state capitols. The bottom line? Not a single state earned an A grade in the year-long investigation. Half the states earned D’s or F’s. Find out what your state is doing right and wrong. See your state’s report card.
50 states and no winners
Some states are making progress toward cleaning up their capitols. Yet many states’ anti-corruption laws are riddled with loopholes or barely enforced. Read an article on the Investigation's findings by Caitlin Ginley of the Center for Public Integrity.
Source: http://www.stateintegrity.org/
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