Indices and Surveys
Several organisations have published indices or surveys which provide information about the extent of corruption in a country or sector. The following are some of those indices and surveys which impact on the infrastructure sector. These indices and surveys are listed in alphabetical order by the name of the publishing organisation. Click on the title to go to the relevant web-site.
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Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
“Corruption in the UK Construction Industry”
The UK Chartered Institute
of Building published a survey in 2006 of corruption in the UK construction
industry. It shows a significant level of corruption. It also shows a
significant difference in perception between participants in the industry
as to what practices are actually corrupt. The survey asked over 1,400
construction professionals what type of corrupt practice was most commonly
found, and examined attitudes of how corrupt they deemed a variety of
practices to be.
Transparency International
TI has published the following indices which attempt to measure the prevalence of corruption internationally.
- Bribe Payers’ Index
This index ranks major exporting countries according to the perceived willingness of their exporters to pay bribes overseas. - Corruption Perceptions
Index
This index ranks countries according to their perceived level of corruption. Numerous organisations worldwide use this index as an aid in their risk assessment systems. - Global Corruption Barometer
This survey assesses general public attitudes toward and experience of corruption in numerous countries. It assesses which sector is regarded as the most corrupt.
World Bank
The World Bank publishes aggregate and individual governance indicators for numerous countries and territories.
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