The Political Salience of Latin Americans’ Perceptions of Corruption (Matthew Taylor, CFR)

Once a year, policymakers and the press are forcibly reminded of the terrible costs of corruption. This year, it fell on January 27, when Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) was released, inciting the ritual gnashing of teeth and beating of chests about relative national corruption gains and losses.

http://blogs.cfr.org/development-channel/2016/02/09/the-political-salience-of-latin-americans-perceptions-of-corruption/