Political corruption - Wikipedia
WEBPolitical corruption is the use of powers by government officials or their network contacts for illegitimate private gain. Forms of corruption vary, but can include bribery, lobbying, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, parochialism, patronage, …
Corruption - Our World in Data
WEBThis topic page presents research and data on corruption — an important problem imposing political, economic, and environmental costs on societies worldwide. Corruption involves many different aspects, and it is therefore hard to give a precise and comprehensive definition.
Fact Sheet: U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption - The White House
WEBDec 6, 2021 · Recognizing corruption’s ability to corrode democracy, on June 3, 2021, President Biden established the fight against corruption as a core U.S. national security interest.
How anti-corruption efforts strengthen global democracy and ... - Brookings
WEBDec 6, 2023 · Corrupt regimes around the world threaten global democracy and security. On this episode of The Current, Norman Eisen, senior fellow in Governance Studies and chair of the newly launched global...
WEBThe U.S. Government will augment and improve analysis and understanding of how corruption threatens the United States, its partners, and allies across the political, social, and economic...
FACT SHEET: U.S. Leadership in the Fight Against Global Corruption ...
WEBDec 11, 2023 · Corruption poses an existential threat to prosperity, security, and democracy – for Americans and for people around the world. When officials steal from
Political corruption index, 2023 - Our World in Data
WEBMar 7, 2024 · The corruption index includes measures of six distinct types of corruption that cover both different areas and levels of the polity realm, distinguishing between executive, legislative and judicial corruption. Within the executive realm, the measures also distinguish between corruption mostly pertaining to bribery and corruption due to ...
2022 Corruption Perceptions Index: Explore the results
WEBThe 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that most countries are failing to stop corruption. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, scoring on a …
Fighting corruption’s threat to democracy - Brookings
WEBMar 14, 2024 · Anti-corruption is one of the three pillars of the Democracy Summit. And as is so often the case, Brookings is right at the center of the domestic and international beating heart of these...
Anti-corruption progress at the Summit for Democracy is ... - Brookings
WEBMar 6, 2024 · Democracy is on the line globally in 2024. Autocrats and malign actors are wielding corruption strategically, closing civic space, curtailing freedoms, targeting political opposition and ...