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[Global Corruption Report 2007] The Global Corruption Barometer 2006
Lavers, Tom
Lavers, Tom
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"TI’s Global Corruption Barometer 2006 seeks to understand how and in what ways corruption affects ordinary people’s lives, providing an indication of the form and extent of corruption from the view of citizens around the world. The Barometer 2006 presents the results of a public opinion survey of 59,661 people in 62 low-, middle- and high-income countries. Now in its fourth round, the survey was carried out by Gallup International as part of its Voice of the People Survey, on behalf of TI, between July and September 2006. Summary of results Experience of bribery The 2006 Barometer asked respondents about their contact with different service organisations and whether they have to pay bribes in their dealings with them. The resulting data allow analysis of the patterns of bribery, the sectors most affected in different parts of the world and the people who suffer most as a result of having to make these extra payments. Which sectors are most affected by bribery? Figure 1 shows that the experience of paying bribes differs greatly among the different organisations covered in the Barometer. The police are the organisation to which bribes are most commonly paid, taking into account the full sample. This, viewed alongside the legal system and judiciary, which is the third most commonly affected sector, presents considerable concerns regarding corruption in processes of law enforcement. Registry and permit services are the second most commonly affected sector, with nearly one in 10 respondents who had had contact with the service reporting that they had paid a bribe."(pg 314)
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2007
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