We define corruption as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. Corruption erodes trust, weakens democracy, hampers economic development and further exacerbates inequality, poverty, social ...

Under the law, presidents can only fire FTC commissioners in the case of “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance.” As ...

Distribution of corruption benefits—Unlike weakly institutionalized regimes, strong ruling parties distribute the economic benefits of corruption to a broader base of citizens, reducing grievances.

The U.S. Is at Its Lowest Level on Our Corruption Index. And It's Getting Worse. When our government's integrity declines, the ripple effects hurt people at home and abroad. The United States of ...

We asked over 114,000 people in 107 countries for their views on corruption. Approximately 1,000 people from each of 107 countries were surveyed between September 2012 and March 2013. Five hundred ...

The map of political corruption is never stagnant, with countries becoming more and less corrupt all the time. Mariano Sigman, author of "The Secret Life of the Mind," explains how this ...