A Bit More on Corruption – "Transparency.Org"

You may have noticed a few posts on the subject of corruption. And coincidentally, my friend Mike Austin of Blue Planet Almanac wrote earlier today to alert us to a website on the subject. I call your attention to Transparency — a wonderful organization that, for 15 years, has been helping people understand and deal with corrupt regimes. Part of this is the “CPI” – Corruption Perception Index — a quantitative rating of the level of corruption that 180 countries around the world are perceived to suffer under.

Are you curious? Where do you think the United States sits with respect to the others in terms of perceived corruption in the public sector? Check it out.

Of course, this is all about the perception of corruption — as opposed to its reality. People perceive all kinds of yo-yo things — even unaided by a media that is deliberately distorting the picture. Still, I find it interesting.