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481. Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China?

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Transparency International Index - How Do You Measure Corruption in Countries Around the World?

Ang wanted a way to measure the four different types of corruption she cared about, petty theft, grand theft, speed money and access money. She would come to call this an unbundled corruption index, or u c i. Because she is one researcher and not a global institutionsh focused on just 15 countries,. These include china, india, russia, nigeria and the united states. I asked individuals who would have expertis in a particular country including professors, journalists, business executives with more than ten years of experience. Instead of asking people the rate corruption using an overly broad question, i describe for them a vignat. So an example is, so and so is

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