[mcdonje]

Same thing in the US. I always laugh whenever I see a list of corrupt countries and the US isn't near the top. Codifying bribery into law as lobbying and superpacs doesn't make it not bribery.

[marcosdumay]

That's because the US has a low amount of corruption on the positions that face the public.

It's also because most of those lists are ordered by a "perception index", that is the kind of bullshit that increases if your government does an awareness program and if corruption fighting gets on the news.

[mcdonje]

So, ironically, corruption reduction efforts can raise a country's rank on such lists.

[marcosdumay]

Exactly. Not only "can", but will on almost every case. Some times I wonder if it's on purpose.

[jrgaston]

Spot on: "Codifying bribery into law as lobbying and superpacs doesn't make it not bribery"

[signatoremo]

Ha, do you have any experience doing business with those countries top of the list to say so?