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To: greenspirit who wrote (149495)	10/28/2004 7:15:23 AM
From: bearshark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Here is a press release with the information. The press release is from the Department of State which identifies the source. usembassy.state.gov

To: greenspirit who wrote (149495)	10/28/2004 8:44:48 AM
From: Michael Watkins	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

No deception at all. If you took the time to read the report you'd find where the data comes from and what it targets. The report and index is not wholly focussed on political corruption at all, although the 2004 issue had as an additional feature a focus on political corruption. Even if the report were wholly centered on political corruption (it is not) government is very involved in international business trade - political corruption and direct government support of unfair business practices using diplomatic, political, tied foreign aid, tied defence and arms deals, etc (US named worst offender by far) - is part and parcel of trade negotations and deals that cross country boundaries. ------ Corruption Perceptions Index Altogether 15 data sources were used, from nine different institutions: the World Economic Forum, the World Business Environment Survey of the World Bank, the Institute of Management Development, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, the Economist Intelligence Unit, Columbia University, Gallup International, and Freedom House's Nations in Transit. One precondition for the inclusion of a source in the index is that it must provide a ranking of nations. Another is that it must measure the overall level of corruption. Ensuring these conditions is essential to guarantee that we are not mixing apples with oranges. ------ You might be interested in the same reports BRIBE PAYERS INDEX - here's a few names 10 = low; 0 = High 8.4 Sweden 8.2 Austria 8.1 Canada 7.8 Belgium 6.9 Britain 6.3 Germany 5.8 Spain 5.5 France 5.3 United States Which Industries MOST LIKELY TO USE BRIBERY - guess which are the worst three 0 = worst, 10 = less likely 5.1 Information Tech .. .. .. 2.7 Oil and Gas 1.9 Arms and Defence 1.3 Public works/construction Hey, those three industries are most heavily involved in Iraq. Which country has the largest arms and defence sector?