The Relationship Between Government Corruption and Failed Nation-Building

http://viableopposition.blogspot.ca/2016/04/the-relationship-between-government.html

Transparency International scores each nation on a 100 point Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) scale with the highest level of perceived corruption scoring a 0 and the lowest level of perceived corruption scoring a 100.  Data to calculate the CPI is taken from a selection of sources that provide perceptions of business people and other experts of the level of corruption in the public sector of each nation.  Sources used to calculate the CPI must be quantifiable, must use a reliable and valid methodology which scores multiple nations on the same scale, must be performed repeatedly by a credible organization and must allow for a variation of scores so that corruption levels between countries are distinguishable.  For a country to be included in the Transparency International evaluation, a minimum of three different sources must be used to assess that nation.