Tag Archives | political financing

Corruption in the Americas: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly?

3 December 2014 in Access to information, Accountability, Americas, Anti-corruption movement, Civil society, Cost of Corruption, Human rights, Impunity, People power, Politics and government, Poverty and development, Private sector, Sport, Whistleblowing

The 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index does not show significant movement in the scores of the countries in the Americas. For the more cynical among us, this is a good sign as there is always the possibility of worsening. But the reality is that stagnation is not good news. Each year that passes without things improving, […]

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Corruption Perceptions Index 2012: Life at the top

29 November 2012 in Accountability, Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government

Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2012, coming out on Wednesday, once again ranks the Nordic countries among the “most clean” when it comes to public sector corruption. As discussed in a previous post, such good results stem from political will, open government and robust legislation and mechanisms for holding politicians and civil servants to account. […]

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Keeping elections clean: TI-Malaysia launches Election Integrity Pledge

19 June 2012 in Accountability, Asia Pacific, Politics and government, Technology

Uncontrolled and unchecked spending and a culture of money politics can disrupt the proper functioning of Malaysia’s political system. For example, Transparency International Malaysia’s research on political financing shows that the party leading the ruling coalition held assets of more than EUR 350 million in 2004. The EUR 50,000 limit on campaign spending is rarely […]

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The devil is in the details: more transparency is needed for effective oversight of party financing in Croatia

6 December 2011 in Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government

Tinatin Ninua, Programme Coordinator for political corruption at Transparency International, writes on the need for more transparency in  reporting of political party finances in Croatia.  A recently published report on the Western Balkans calls for effective oversight of political party funding that needs to be addressed both by public institutions and civil society. While political […]

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