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Governmental corruption index
Source: SojoNet 2001 (c)
from SoJo, the web presence of Sojourners magazine
[7-25-01]
An annual survey by Transparency International features a worldwide
corruption crisis among governments.
This year's index, published by the world's leading non-governmental
organization fighting corruption, ranks 91 countries. Some of the
richest countries in the world - Finland, Denmark, New Zealand, Iceland,
Singapore, and Sweden - scored 9 or higher out of a clean score of 10 in
the new CPI, indicating very low levels of perceived corruption. But 55
countries scored less than 5 - many of which are among the world's
poorest - suggesting high levels of perceived corruption in government
and public administration.
"The new index illustrates once more the vicious circle of poverty
and corruption, where parents have to bribe underpaid teachers to secure
an education for their children and under-resourced health services
provide a breeding ground for corruption. The world's poorest are the
greatest victims of corruption," said Peter Eigen, chair of
Transparency International, at a press conference in Paris. "Vast
amounts of public funds are being wasted and stolen by corrupt
officials," he continued.
Selected Rankings:
1) Finland
2) Denmark
3) New Zealand
4) Iceland
5) Singapore
6) Sweden
7) Canada
8) Netherlands
9) Luxembourg
10) Norway
11) Australia
13) United Kingdom
16) Israel
17) United States
85) Bolivia
86) Cameroon
87) Kenya
88) Indonesia
89) Uganda
90) Nigeria
91) Bangladesh
To learn more about the study's methodology, and data, go to:
http://www.transparency.org/documents/cpi/2001/cpi2001.html
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