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Table 2.4 The World Bank’s Control of Corruption Index (CCI) Some selected countries Country
The World Bank’s CCI (2009)
Australia
2.03
New Zealand
2.38
China
−0.53
Indonesia
−0.71
Malaysia
0.02
Singapore
2.26
India
−0.33
Pakistan
−1.10
Bangladesh
−1.29
Sri Lanka
−0.36
Korea DPR
−1.39
Thailand
−0.23
Vietnam
−0.52
Myanmar
−1.75
N.B.: CCI values range between −2.5 and 2.5; higher values represent greater control of corruption. Source: World Bank (2009).
(3) Over a period of 10 years or so, a number of countries, which are poorly ranked in terms of corruption, such as Chile, Costa Rica, Lithuania and Uruguay, have done very well in reducing levels of corruption, as compared with democracies like Greece and the United States of America.
ICRG (International Country Risk Guide) Corruption Score by the PRS Group (PRS)i The International Country Risk Guide has been published on a monthly basis by The PRS Group since 1980. It provides political, economic and financial risk ratings for those countries that are deemed to be important for international business. An index is created for each of the three
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