We always read about corruption in African and South American countries. However, many Western nations don't come out looking all that good in Transparency International's 2013 Global Corruption Table.
"Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia are seen as the world's most corrupt countries while Denmark with New Zealand are the least corrupt each scoring 91 out of 100 on the least sleazy list. Australia had a score of 81 in the top 10 clean countries."
Meanwhile, perhaps coincidentally, Professor Juan Cole, on his Informed Comment deals with corruption in the US in a piece "Top 10 Ways the US is the Most Corrupt Country in the World".
"While it is true that you don’t typically have to bribe your postman to deliver the mail in the US, in many key ways America’s political and financial practices make it in absolute terms far more corrupt than the usual global South suspects. After all, the US economy is worth over $16 trillion a year, so in our corruption a lot more money changes hands."
"Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia are seen as the world's most corrupt countries while Denmark with New Zealand are the least corrupt each scoring 91 out of 100 on the least sleazy list. Australia had a score of 81 in the top 10 clean countries."
Meanwhile, perhaps coincidentally, Professor Juan Cole, on his Informed Comment deals with corruption in the US in a piece "Top 10 Ways the US is the Most Corrupt Country in the World".
"While it is true that you don’t typically have to bribe your postman to deliver the mail in the US, in many key ways America’s political and financial practices make it in absolute terms far more corrupt than the usual global South suspects. After all, the US economy is worth over $16 trillion a year, so in our corruption a lot more money changes hands."
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