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Corruption, Good Governance and Economic Development: Contemporary Analysis and Case Studies
R. N. Ghosh and M. A. B. Siddique Table 2.2
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Countries most affected by Bribery: GCB 2010
Percentage of respondents reporting they paid a bribe to obtain a service Quintile
Countries and Territories
Top Quintile: more than 50%
Afghanistan, Cambodia, Cameroon, India, Iraq, Liberia, Nigeria, Palestine, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda
Second Quintile: 30–49.9%
Azerbaijan, Bolivia, El Salvador, Ghana, Kenya, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Pakistan, Ukraine, Vietnam, Zambia
Third Quintile: 20–29.9%
Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, FYR Macedonia, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Romania, Russia, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela
Fourth Quintile: 6–19.9%
Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Poland, Philippines, Finland, Serbia, Singapore, Taiwan, Vanuatu
Bottom Quintile: Less than 6%
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Korea (South), Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Source: Transparency International, 2010.
health and educational services. In other words, the economic burden of corruption acts as a regressive tax on the poor people in a country, whether it is developed or developing. Another significant conclusion emerging from the GCB (2010) is that the public view many of the governmental instrumentalities such as the legislature, the police and the judiciary as the most tainted by corruption around the world. The GCB also points out the extensive prevalence of ‘petty’ corruption in many of the developing countries. Widespread corruption tends to undermine the legitimacy of government institutions in many countries. What is significant is to note that the GCB (2010) gives a pessimistic view of the future. Steps taken by governments to fight corruption are
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