In Tonga, the Royal Commission of Inquiry is wrapping up its investigation into the tragic ferry accident of last August that killed 74 people. Global Integrity weighed in on the debate, using our locally reported data as the basis for a letter to the editor of the Matangi Tonga newspaper. The responses have been mixed…
DetailsVoies Nouvelles, the Cameroon-based budget monitoring organization and a winner of the Global Integrity Impact Challenge in 2009, continues to push government reform, maintaining an interested public audience for their organizational activities. When Voies Nouvelles submitted their proposal to the Impact Challenge, the judges were most impressed by the organization’s emphasis on government engagement as…
DetailsPost-genocide Rwanda has charged onto the international stage and is working hard to ensure the curtain doesn’t fall. The Global Integrity Report: 2009 finds that in Rwanda, the focus on building an institutional infrastructure to attract foreign investment has been one path for pursuing broader governance reforms. But can accountability reforms keep pace, or will…
DetailsIn China and Vietnam, where the separation between the ruling party and the state is almost non-existent, the Global Integrity Report: 2009 shows how “corruption” and “good governance” are more than simple labels. Standards of living in both countries have greatly increased since their economies have opened to the free market in the past few…
DetailsThis morning, Managing Director Nathaniel Heller led a discussion of the key findings of the Global Integrity Report:2009 and the methodology behind our work. In case you missed it, here is a recording of the event. — Global Integrity
DetailsGlobal Integrity is pleased to announce the release of the Global Integrity Report: 2009, our flagship assessment of national-level anti-corruption mechanisms in countries around the world. Read the Report here. See also: Key Findings. Global Integrity Index. Methodology. Interactive map. Data download. Based on original information gathered by in-country teams of local journalists and researchers,…
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