IPI 2017: Are we winning against corruption?

The 2017 Index of Public Integrity shows stagnation, with minor progress in reducing red tape or increasing the demand for good governance, but regress on freedom of the press and of trade, two indispensable components of control of corruption. The index correlates at over ninety per cent with control of corruption, innovation capacity and government… Read more »

Measuring Control of Corruption by a New Index of Public Integrity (Article)

While the last 20 years saw the invention of corruption rankings, allowing comparison between countries and the shaming of corrupt governments, such measurements are largely based on the perceptions of experts, lacking both specificity and transparency. New research, based on a comprehensive theory…