http://blog.transparency.org This blog by Transparency International provides an independent and informed viewpoint on corruption. It gives a space to start a worldwide conversation on possible solutions to overcome corruption, and on governance, transparency and accountability. Tue, 15 May 2012 11:48:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/15/pushing-forward-g8s-anti-corruption-agenda/ http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/15/pushing-forward-g8s-anti-corruption-agenda/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 11:29:18 +0000 Shruti Shah http://blog.transparency.org/?p=7275
In India more than 200 million people live without secure access to food, the most of any county in the world, the Wall Street Journal reported last month. As the report argued, this is not because India lacks the resources to provide for its population. On the contrary, India’s domestic food production would be more [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/15/pushing-forward-g8s-anti-corruption-agenda/feed/ 0 http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/15/on-a-plane-to-brazil/ http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/15/on-a-plane-to-brazil/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 09:30:49 +0000 Alejandro Salas http://blog.transparency.org/?p=7267
A few weeks ago I traveled to Brazil. Early Sunday morning I got on a plane from Amsterdam to São Paulo. My seat was in row 62, the last one just next to the toilets. This is not a fun experience when you have to fly for more than ten hours. As I sat down [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/15/on-a-plane-to-brazil/feed/ 0 http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/11/what-can-slovenia-learn-from-new-orleans/ http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/11/what-can-slovenia-learn-from-new-orleans/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 12:09:39 +0000 Vid Doria http://blog.transparency.org/?p=7252
Hurricane Katrina was a dark hour for New Orleans, costing the lives of thousands and displacing an entire city, but in terms of community relations and the fight against corruption it has certainly had a silver lining. How can Slovenia learn from the resurgence of that city, to bring about change and reconciliation? Integriteta- Transparency [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/11/what-can-slovenia-learn-from-new-orleans/feed/ 3 http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/10/niger-fait-campagne-contre-les-faux-enseignants-la-corruption-dans-les-ecoles/ http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/10/niger-fait-campagne-contre-les-faux-enseignants-la-corruption-dans-les-ecoles/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 13:00:22 +0000 Hassane Amadou Diallo http://blog.transparency.org/?p=7135
4 milliards de Francs CFA destinés à l’éducation perdus, presque mille faux enseignants, et des milliers d’enfants de régions rurales assis par terre, parce que les bancs et tables inscrits au budget n’ont pas été livrés. Il n’est pas étonnant alors que le taux d’alphabétisation au Niger est en dessous de 30%, laissant peu d’opportunités [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/10/niger-fait-campagne-contre-les-faux-enseignants-la-corruption-dans-les-ecoles/feed/ 1 http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/09/the-politics-of-corruption-in-india-public-goods-for-private-gain/ http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/09/the-politics-of-corruption-in-india-public-goods-for-private-gain/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 08:31:11 +0000 Rukshana Nanayakkara http://blog.transparency.org/?p=7191
India continues to reel from corruption scams.  First it was telecom licenses that grabbed the headlines, now it is the sale of coal highlighting the corruption at the heart of the Indian government, politics and business. In 2008, the former Telecommunications Minister of the Indian government began to issue cut-rate licenses to mobile telephony companies [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/09/the-politics-of-corruption-in-india-public-goods-for-private-gain/feed/ 1 http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/07/indonesian-film-collection-us-against-corruption-gives-hope-to-combating-everyday-corruption/ http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/07/indonesian-film-collection-us-against-corruption-gives-hope-to-combating-everyday-corruption/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 13:36:31 +0000 Ben Elers http://blog.transparency.org/?p=7184
Popcorn. Cola. Love. Betrayal. Tears. Laughter. A collective gasp from the audience as a local heartthrob appears on screen. A unified “uh-oh” as one of the characters is about to discover her husband’s love affair. Tears as some parents have to make agonising choices about their children. The stars of the film waiting outside to [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2012/05/07/indonesian-film-collection-us-against-corruption-gives-hope-to-combating-everyday-corruption/feed/ 0 http://blog.transparency.org/2012/04/30/after-wal-mart-what-best-practices-can-limit-foreign-bribery/ http://blog.transparency.org/2012/04/30/after-wal-mart-what-best-practices-can-limit-foreign-bribery/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:59:31 +0000 Susan Côté-Freeman http://blog.transparency.org/?p=7127
In the wake of Wal-Mart’s alleged Mexican bribery scandal, many voices in the business sector are no doubt asking what companies can do to improve their anti-corruption programmes and avoid the increasingly long arm of US law-enforcers who are vigorously pursuing violations of the FCPA. This is just the latest corporate corruption scandal, and they [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2012/04/30/after-wal-mart-what-best-practices-can-limit-foreign-bribery/feed/ 3 http://blog.transparency.org/2012/04/27/the-pressure-intensifies-for-real-reform-at-fifa-not-just-words/ http://blog.transparency.org/2012/04/27/the-pressure-intensifies-for-real-reform-at-fifa-not-just-words/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:44:38 +0000 Sylvia Schenk http://blog.transparency.org/?p=7105
This week the Council of Europe joined the voices with those calling for FIFA, world football’s governing body, to start investigating past scandals now, and not just talk about it. In a resolution, adopted on April 25th, the Council called for a transparent investigation into the election in 2011 that saw Sepp Blatter reinstated as [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2012/04/27/the-pressure-intensifies-for-real-reform-at-fifa-not-just-words/feed/ 1 http://blog.transparency.org/2012/04/25/truth-or-consequences-the-problem-with-settlements-and-the-world-banks-debarment-of-alstom-units/ http://blog.transparency.org/2012/04/25/truth-or-consequences-the-problem-with-settlements-and-the-world-banks-debarment-of-alstom-units/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:27:03 +0000 Craig Fagan http://blog.transparency.org/?p=7093
While the year-long allegations of misconduct against the Alstom Group (ALO) have led to some significant consequences for the company – US$ 9.5 million worth of them – a lot of questions about what happened remain. At the end of February, the World Bank decided to debar two Alstom subsidiaries for three years and agreed [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2012/04/25/truth-or-consequences-the-problem-with-settlements-and-the-world-banks-debarment-of-alstom-units/feed/ 3 http://blog.transparency.org/2012/04/25/unesco-obiang-a-risky-relationship/ http://blog.transparency.org/2012/04/25/unesco-obiang-a-risky-relationship/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:41:00 +0000 Rachel Leenhardt http://blog.transparency.org/?p=7088 http://blog.transparency.org/2012/04/25/unesco-obiang-a-risky-relationship/feed/ 0