In certain countries, such as South Africa (83%), Ghana (76%) and Nigeria (75%), more than three-fourths of the respon- dents reported a rise in corruption over the previous year.In addition to corruption, large parts of Africa suffer from other enormous chal- lenges, many of which ...
Corruption and anti-corruption efforts are intertwined with political and economic concerns. From an economic and political perspective, as the government strives to enhance its governance capabilities, it becomes crucial to consider the costs of anti-co
The root cause of this rise in separatism is always an abusive centralized government. Once you hand power to a centralized government, it takes a revolution ever to get it back. As they say, you can vote your way into Socialism, but you have to shoot your way out. It always starts wi...
The rise of corruption in sport has captured the attention of many anticorruption groups, includingTransparency Internationaland theUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Sports corruption takes many forms, but one of the most prevalent is match fixing, which occurs when players or officials alter...
just published in an affordable paperback edition from Routledge, is an invaluable guide to the latest learning on corruption, chronicling the rise of the international anticorruption movement, what has been learned, and what those lessons say about how to carry the fight against corruption forward....
thugs. Join these two sleuthing economists as they follow the foreign aid money trail into the grasping hands of corrupt governments and shady underworld characters. Spend time with ingenious black marketeers as they game the international system. Follow the steep rise and fall of stock prices of...
Which countries will rise and fall in corruption perceptions over the next 10 years, and how do your perceptions compare with this list? Related Topics:USlawbriberyrankedscoreworst countriesbottom countriestop countriesmost corruptmappedAmericascorruptionlegalworld mapasiarankingpoliticsmapeuropemapsmiddle eas...
Khoreibi drew a direct parallel between the rise of sustainable water solutions and the early development of solar energy in the region. In 2007, he launched Abu Dhabi’s first solar company at a time when the idea of using solar power in an oil-rich country was met with skepticism. ...
s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) where Western nations continue to score favourably. But while the US, the UK and the EU countries tend not to engage in the kind of “transactional” corruption measured by the TI survey, what is seen in the West is a different kind of decay, subtler...
As Kees noted Monday, the use of American-style deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) to resolve corporate corruption cases short of trial is on the rise. The United Kingdom, France, Argentina, and most recently Singapore now permit prosecutors to suspend or even drop altogether the prosecution ...