Political Corruption

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This paper reviews and discusses political corruption. The paper uses the 2005 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) as a guide to the world's most corrupt nations. According to the paper, the country believed to be the most corrupt nation of all, is Haiti. The paper also examines the issues surrounding political corruption in Norway and goes on to review the solvency in each nation and its relationship / linkage to political corruption.

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"NORWAY: Norway is ranked #8 on the CPI, behind Iceland, Finland, Denmark, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland. The CIA World Factbook records that in the 1960s, Norway discovered oil and gas in its offshore waters, which was a welcome addition to its list of plentiful natural resources (iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber and hydropower). Whereas in Haiti natural disasters come in the form of powerful hurricanes, in Norway there are far less destructive "rockslides" and "avalanches," the CIA explains. Also, as far as trade, Norway has the advantage of being "adjacent to sea lanes and air routes" in the North Atlantic region. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Braken, Amy. "Haiti's Children Pay the Price of Poverty." NACLA Report on the Americas 39.5 (2006): 22-25.
• CIA Factbook. "Haiti." Retrieved 10 March 2007 from https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/ha.html.
• CIA Factbook. "Norway." Retrieved 10 March 2007 from https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/no.html.
• Eigen, Peter. "Corruption still rampant in 70 countries, says Corruption Perception Index2005." Transparency International. Retrieved 11 March, 2007, from http://www.transparency.org.
• Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2005. Retrieved 10 March, 2007, From http://www.transparency.org.

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