Last year was a warning to the corrupt in the Americas, according to Transparency International, which released its 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index this week. TI notes two "remarkable" trends in the region last year: the uncovering of grand corruption networks -- Petrobras in Brazil and La Línea in Guatemala -- and mass mobilization of citizens against corruption. While neither affected corruption scores very much, it sends a strong message that institutional reform is needed, writes
Corruption 2015 regional theme - Transparency International's corruption index (Jan. 29, 2016)
Corruption 2015 regional theme - Transparency…
Corruption 2015 regional theme - Transparency International's corruption index (Jan. 29, 2016)
Last year was a warning to the corrupt in the Americas, according to Transparency International, which released its 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index this week. TI notes two "remarkable" trends in the region last year: the uncovering of grand corruption networks -- Petrobras in Brazil and La Línea in Guatemala -- and mass mobilization of citizens against corruption. While neither affected corruption scores very much, it sends a strong message that institutional reform is needed, writes