[lbo-talk] corruption

tfast tfast at yorku.ca
Sat Dec 2 13:56:49 PST 2006


If you all would just read the methodology used you would see that the rankings were created using how nationals rank their own government in terms of corruption. So all it really tells us is how each country's own perception of corruption about its state. Comparison therefore must be in the form that x nationals perceive corruption in their country as +/- a problem than do y nationals in their country. It is a trivial poll.

"The Gallup Corruption Index tracks the likelihood of populations around the globe to perceive widespread corruption in their government and businesses. Initial findings reveal that perceptions of corruption are prevalent in a majority of the 101 countries ranked. Index scores are significantly related to approval of leadership within a population, and to residents' likelihood to be satisfied with their personal freedom." ____________________________________ Travis W Fast


> Uzbekistan beats out the United States?
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> --- John Kozak <j_k_ at xylema.org> wrote:
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> > > Gallup has launched a new corrup?ion index
> > <http://www.galluppoll.com/
> > > content/?ci=25612>.
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> > > Finland comes out as least corrupt. Canada comes
> > out at #15 [...]
> >
> > and Saudi Arabia is at #5!
> >
> > John
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