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Some Quantitative Measures of Corruption

In: CORRUPTION, GOOD GOVERNANCE and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Contemporary Analysis and Case Studies

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  • R.N Ghosh
  • M.A.B Siddique

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The word “corruption” has a moral as well as a qualitative connotation. Corruption is immoral and therefore it has to be stamped out. In this chapter, we discuss some of the quantitative measures of corruption. The Transparency International (TI) has developed several measures. The most popular measure is known as the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).The TI produces another measure of corruption known as the Global Corruption Barometer (GCB). A third measure is known as the Bribe Payers Index (BPI), which assesses the supply side of corruption and ranks corruption by source country and industry sector.The World Bank corruption index is known as the Control of Corruption Index (CCI). Yet another measure of corruption known as the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) has been published on a monthly basis since 1980 by what is known as the PRS Group.A final measure that is discussed in this chapter is known as the Opacity Index (OI). This index was produced for the first time in 2001, by the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

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  • R.N Ghosh & M.A.B Siddique, 2015. "Some Quantitative Measures of Corruption," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: R N Ghosh & M A B Siddique (ed.), CORRUPTION, GOOD GOVERNANCE and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Contemporary Analysis and Case Studies, chapter 2, pages 9-24, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789814612593_0002
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