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Introducing the Global Integrity Impact Challenge
Global Integrity is pleased to announce the first Global Integrity Impact Challenge, a chance for local civil society groups to directly apply the information from the Global Integrity Report towards governance and anti-corruption reform programs in their countries. The Global Integrity Report contains a wealth of specific, actionable insights into what’s working and what’s broken…
February 17, 2009
In Somalia, “Paying Just to Be Alive”
In a preview of the Global Integrity Report: 2008 to be released on Feb. 18th, Abdurrahman Warsameh reports from Somalia that citizens perceive government as little more than border control, where interactions with government officials are confined to the airports, seaports and checkpoints. The only Somalis that attract government attention are journalists, who are under…
In Pakistan, Trust in Government Can Be Destroyed in a Flash
Reporting from Pakistan, Mahmood Iqbal highlights the eroding of citizens’ trust in public institutions in this preview from the Global Integrity Report: 2008, to be released Feb. 18. The prevalence of militant attacks in Pakistan serves as an undeniably jarring example of the ineffectiveness of government agencies (especially the police). Suicide bombings not only destroy…
February 16, 2009
Newsflash: There’s Corruption in Iraq
In a prelude to our first-ever assessment of anti-corruption and accountability mechanisms in Iraq, scheduled for release this Wednesday as part of the Global Integrity Report: 2008, The New York Times details new allegations of massive bribery and theft on the part of American military officers in the country. Sadly, our Iraq assessment differs little…
February 15, 2009
Global Integrity Report: 2008 — Release Scheduled Feb. 18 — Conference Call
UPDATE: The results of this call are available here. The Global Integrity Report: 2008, covering national anti-corruption practices in 57 countries, will be released Wednesday, February 18, 2009 (UPDATE: released now here). Global Integrity’s Managing Director Nathaniel Heller will host a conference call to discuss findings, including reports from Iraq and Somalia. All are welcome…
February 13, 2009
“Ethics Were Destroyed” in China; Simmering Discontent as Economy Falters
In a preview from the Global Integrity Report: 2008, to be published Feb. 18th, Global Integrity’s Xiao Chi An reports on the corrosive effect of systemic corruption in China. As the government tries to cope with an economic downturn and fall in exports, corruption is eroding stability from within and creating nostalgia for harsher times.…
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