Asia fares poorly in corruption index

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Updated November 19, 2009 13:36:42

The latest edition of Transparency International's "Corruption Index" has found that instability and the global financial crisis are both driving factors in political corruption and how it's perceived by the public.

Included in the global survey of 180 nations, are 32 Asian and Pacific states. Topping the list, in terms of being seen as least corrupt, are affluent and conflict-free nations like New Zealand and Singapore while languishing at the bottom are Afghanistan, Burma and Laos.

Presenter: Anna Walker
Speakers: Michael Aherns, Executive Director of Transparency International's Australia office, Professor John Braithwaite, Australian Research Council Federation Fellow and Founder of RegNet (the Regulatory Institutions Network) at the Australian National University

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