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-- political parties and the civil service are perceived as the most corrupt globally, the term corrupt public official, in fact, redundant;
-- in some countries, the judiciary was called most corrupt; also the police;
-- developing nations fared worst, but none are corruption-free;
-- ordinary people aren't empowered to correct abuses; and
-- governments do little to correct them when public officials are beneficiaries.
Overall, the results show "a public sobered by a financial crisis precipitated by weak regulations and a lack of corporate accountability." But people are also willing to actively support clean business. "What is needed now is bold action by companies (to correct) their policies and practices, and to report more transparently on finances and interactions with government."
Most important is public sentiment demanding responsible governance, not settling for ineffective, corrupted, collaborating ones, the common practice globally only grassroots activism can change.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. Also visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.
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