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Corruption Perceptions Index 2013

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Re: Corruption Perceptions Index 2013

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Post by araes »

3pt14159 wrote: post #4

The only one there that doesn't line up with my perceptions is Chile. I went there this time last year and their police and officials were nothing but transparent and professional. The fact that it isn't the same color as Canada must primarily be due to a general bias against South America as a whole.

Note the Per Capita Income vs Corruption scatter plots in a different post. Chiles actually one of the least corrupt for its income level. In fact, its generally not that corrupt. Approx = to the US (whether that's good or bad). In general I'd agree, although I'd think these stats would be thrown off by Santiago.

Re: Corruption Perceptions Index 2013

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Post by jvm »

3pt14159 wrote: post #4

The only one there that doesn't line up with my perceptions is Chile. I went there this time last year and their police and officials were nothing but transparent and professional. The fact that it isn't the same color as Canada must primarily be due to a general bias against South America as a whole.

It has a pretty similar score to the US, I haven't personally observed police corruption here, have you?

(Obviously it goes on, I'm talking about first-hand perception)

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Post by iandanforth »

chc wrote: post #39
iandanforth wrote: post #23

If you're a cynic then the key goes from cheap (dark colored countries) to expensive (lighter colored countries) corruption.

I don't understand how you're pricing corruption like this. The Chinese get a discount on their corruption? What does that mean?

Yep a given unit of corruption costs more in lighter countries! Lets use the metric of a parking ticket. To bribe your way out of a parking ticket in China might cost RMB100 but $16 won't buy you squat in the US. In fact you'd have to pay way more than the face value of a ticket to get it cleared. Also let's say you want to get away with murder, well that's about 100K parking tickets worth of bribery, but it's much more affordable in the darker countries than in the light.

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Post by rayiner »

iandanforth wrote: post #23

If you're a cynic then the key goes from cheap (dark colored countries) to expensive (lighter colored countries) corruption.

That's not inconsistent nor particularly cynical. It's Econ 101: if you make something more expensive, all else being equal there will be less of it.

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Post by bliker »

mercurial wrote: post #38
mathgladiator wrote: post #2

Makes me want to move the denmark :)

It's a nice place to be, though it can be hard to get close to the natives, as confirmed by about everybody in my Danish course. On a totally unrelated note, if there is any HNer in the Århus area, I could totally agree to a get-together.

Hello there! I've got email in my profile. Maybe we can organize something!
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