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R. N. Ghosh and M. A. B. Siddique
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Table 2.1 CPI ranking of selected countries in 2010 (Prepared by Transparency International) Rank
Country
2010 (Score)
1
Denmark
9.3
1
New Zealand
9.3
1
Singapore
9.3
4
Finland
9.2
5
Sweden
9.2
8
Australia
8.7
8
Switzerland
8.7
20
UK
7.6
22
USA
7.1
78
China (People’s Republic)
3.5
87
India
3.3
91
Sri Lanka
3.2
110
Indonesia
2.8
134
Bangladesh
2.4
143
Pakistan
2.3
Source: Transparency International.
countries in the world still had a comparatively low ranking in CPI — 78 and 87 respectively in 2010.
Global Corruption Barometer TI produces another measure of corruption known as the Global Corruption Barometer (GCB). GCB is intended to indicate how and where the ordinary people feel the impact of corruption. This Global Corruption Barometer is a public opinion survey based on responses to questionnaires asked in interviews to a sample population. The Barometer has been produced annually around the world since 2003. The questionnaire that is circulated is intended to find out, among other things, the general public’s attitudes to corruption, the extent to which the public believe that corruption pervades public institutions, their own experience (not perception)
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