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12-07-2007, 04:20 PM
According to a new study by civic group Participacion Ciudadana, the Dominican public feels that the National Police and the political parties are the country's most corrupt entities. The Armed Forces, National Congress and Judicial Branch of government follow in the perception of most corrupt.
The study found that 59% of Dominicans believe that corruption will increase. This is in line with a worldwide trend whereby 54% of the world's population believes that corruption is going to increase.
45% of polled Dominicans have a negative perception of the efforts of the government to fight corruption. 44% consider efforts efficient and 12% do not have an opinion. Worldwide, 28% consider their government's efficient at fighting corruption, while 54% say efforts are weak.
The Global Corruption Barometer 2007 reflects the findings of a public opinion survey that looks at the citizens' perceptions and experiences of corruption in 60 countries and territories. It explored the issue of petty bribery in greater depth than ever before, identifying the sectors most affected by corruption and highlighting people's personal experience of bribery, its frequency and how much individuals must pay. It also asks how people see corruption evolving in the future and how effective they rate their governments' efforts to fight it.
Accordingly, the DR received a score of 3, on a scale from 1 to 10, on Transparency International's list of most corrupt nations. Hoy reports that Transparency International's 2007 Global Corruption Barometer states that in most cases it is the poor who are most likely to be victims of corruption. The study was designed by the Gallup Company. This year 471 Dominicans living in urban areas, were polled by the Sigma Dos Company.
The coordinator for Participacion Ciudadana, Porfirio Rodriguez said there is no will power in government to fight corruption, to tell from the many cases that have been uncovered.
See http://www.transparency.org/news_room/in_focus/2007/gcb_2007
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)
The study found that 59% of Dominicans believe that corruption will increase. This is in line with a worldwide trend whereby 54% of the world's population believes that corruption is going to increase.
45% of polled Dominicans have a negative perception of the efforts of the government to fight corruption. 44% consider efforts efficient and 12% do not have an opinion. Worldwide, 28% consider their government's efficient at fighting corruption, while 54% say efforts are weak.
The Global Corruption Barometer 2007 reflects the findings of a public opinion survey that looks at the citizens' perceptions and experiences of corruption in 60 countries and territories. It explored the issue of petty bribery in greater depth than ever before, identifying the sectors most affected by corruption and highlighting people's personal experience of bribery, its frequency and how much individuals must pay. It also asks how people see corruption evolving in the future and how effective they rate their governments' efforts to fight it.
Accordingly, the DR received a score of 3, on a scale from 1 to 10, on Transparency International's list of most corrupt nations. Hoy reports that Transparency International's 2007 Global Corruption Barometer states that in most cases it is the poor who are most likely to be victims of corruption. The study was designed by the Gallup Company. This year 471 Dominicans living in urban areas, were polled by the Sigma Dos Company.
The coordinator for Participacion Ciudadana, Porfirio Rodriguez said there is no will power in government to fight corruption, to tell from the many cases that have been uncovered.
See http://www.transparency.org/news_room/in_focus/2007/gcb_2007
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)