[lbo-talk] corruption

[tfast]

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."
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Travis W Fast


> Uzbekistan beats out the United States?
>
> --- 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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