Corruption and Integrity

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the yearly Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) of Transparency International that is a good benchmark of the corruption levels in countries around the world. The paper focuses on Asia's two least corrupt/high integrity countries, Singapore and Japan, and Asia's two most corrupt/low integrity countries, the Philippines and Myanmar. The paper explores the disparities in their CPI and explains that if there truly is political will, like in Japan and Singapore, corruption can be curbed. The paper then contrasts this to the Philippines and Myanmar where those in power aim just to propagate their power legacy and enrich their pockets at the expense of those they are supposed to govern.

From the Paper:

"Globalization is not a truly new phenomenon in this day and age but rather has been with us since time immemorial. In fact, globalization is part and parcel of mankind's history since traders and merchants roam the land or sail the Seven Seas in search of unique goods or to trade/barter with others in far off lands. The difference with globalization then and now is the time and speed factors. Whereas before it could take months or years to travel and perform commercial activities with other nations; nowadays, it could be done in a matter of days, hours, minutes or even seconds. Thus, globalization changes the playing filed and the rules but throughout history, one constant has remained the same - corruption!"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Andelman, David A. (2007, April 3). The world's most corrupt countries. [Online] Retrieved June 10, 2007 from the Forbes.com database on the Website: http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/04/03/corruption-countries-nations-biz-07caphosp-cx_da_0403corrupt.html
• Bhargava, Vinay. (2004, Dec. 6). Combating corruption in the Philippines. [Online] Retrieved June 10, 2007 from the UN database on the Website: http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/APCITY/UNPAN019123.pdf
• Pascha, Werner. (1999). Corruption in Japan - An economist's perspective. [Online] Retrieved June 10, 2007 from the University of Duisburg database on the Website: http://www.uni-duisburg.de/Institute/OAWISS/download/doc/paper23.doc
• Transparency International. (2006, Dec. 7). Report on the Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2006. [Online] Retrieved June 10, 2007 from the Transparency International database on the Website: http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2006
• Transparency International. (2006, Dec. 7). Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2006. [Online] Retrieved June 10, 2007 from the Transparency International database on the Website: http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2006

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