Icelanders least corrupted 6. nóvember 2006 13:43 Children in Reykjavik Iceland is the least corrupted society in the world according to the organization Transparency International. Iceland shares the top place with Finland and New-Zealand. Haiti is the most corrupted society in the world; Myanmar (former Burma) and Iraq follow close behind. About half of the nations on the list get a score below three on the scale from 1-10, which means obvious corruption. The organization state the there is a strong connection between poverty and corruption. Corruption is what keeps a large number of mankind trapped in poverty. The fight against poverty in the world has to aim at eradicating corruption. Poor societies in the world all score below five. Icelanders were also at the top last year. Then Finland and New-Zealand followed in 2nd and 3rd place, and Denmark was in 4th place which they keep this year. For more information on the organization and the list go to www.transparency.org News News in English Mest lesið Pakistan segir Indland mögulega gera árás á næstu klukkustundum Erlent Skiptar skoðanir á stöðvarskyldu: „Held að enginn vilji hverfa aftur í það ástand“ Innlent Njósnaaðgerðir sagðar tengjast deilum tveggja af auðugustu mönnum landsins Innlent „Miklu svakalegra en ég gerði mér grein fyrir“ Innlent Árásarmannsins enn leitað Erlent Boðar brottfararstöð fyrir hælisleitendur Innlent Furðar sig á umdeildri Exit-auglýsingu og hækkar veiðigjöldin Innlent „Fyrst hélt ég að þetta væri eitthvað grín“ Innlent „Í guðanna bænum höldum vöku okkar við aksturinn" Innlent „Viltu ekki tala við mig eins og ég sé gamalmenni“ Innlent
Iceland is the least corrupted society in the world according to the organization Transparency International. Iceland shares the top place with Finland and New-Zealand. Haiti is the most corrupted society in the world; Myanmar (former Burma) and Iraq follow close behind. About half of the nations on the list get a score below three on the scale from 1-10, which means obvious corruption. The organization state the there is a strong connection between poverty and corruption. Corruption is what keeps a large number of mankind trapped in poverty. The fight against poverty in the world has to aim at eradicating corruption. Poor societies in the world all score below five. Icelanders were also at the top last year. Then Finland and New-Zealand followed in 2nd and 3rd place, and Denmark was in 4th place which they keep this year. For more information on the organization and the list go to www.transparency.org
News News in English Mest lesið Pakistan segir Indland mögulega gera árás á næstu klukkustundum Erlent Skiptar skoðanir á stöðvarskyldu: „Held að enginn vilji hverfa aftur í það ástand“ Innlent Njósnaaðgerðir sagðar tengjast deilum tveggja af auðugustu mönnum landsins Innlent „Miklu svakalegra en ég gerði mér grein fyrir“ Innlent Árásarmannsins enn leitað Erlent Boðar brottfararstöð fyrir hælisleitendur Innlent Furðar sig á umdeildri Exit-auglýsingu og hækkar veiðigjöldin Innlent „Fyrst hélt ég að þetta væri eitthvað grín“ Innlent „Í guðanna bænum höldum vöku okkar við aksturinn" Innlent „Viltu ekki tala við mig eins og ég sé gamalmenni“ Innlent