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The Latin American countries included in the Global Integrity Report: 2008 all have an ombudsmen’s office or equivalent institution intended to resolve complaints from citizens. But Global Integrity’s local researcher teams report that these seats could be empty and it wouldn’t make much difference. Time and again, this crucial accountability institution is staffed by government…

In the Global Integrity Report: 2008, our team “followed the money” to create our first ever Grand Corruption Watch List. This list identifies 13 countries with the lowest scores for regulating the flow of money through government. As national bailout programs are developing world-wide, these are the countries to keep a close eye on for…

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Simon Bolívar, Venezuela’s founding father after whom Hugo Chaves named his “revolution” and renamed the country, said in 1819: “Nothing is as dangerous as allowing the same citizen to remain in power for a long time… That’s the origin of usurpation and tyranny”. Chaves’ take on that? He’s getting presidential term limits abolished. In an election…

The Global Integrity Report: 2008 covered more countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) than ever before; among the Report’s key findings is that the most significant anti-corruption performance lag in much of MENA is not elections, but poor access to government information.  While there are a small number of success stories in…

The Global Integrity Report is a bottom-up assessment of what’s working, what’s failed and why in anti-corruption efforts worldwide. The Global Integrity Report: 2008, released today, includes new reporting on national anti-corruption practices in 57 countries, including first ever reports on Iraq and Somalia. This post has highlights from the 2008 reports and links to…