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OPINION Singapore's low level of corruption as measured by its third place ranking on Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index in 2009 is often attributed to both the incorruptibility of its leaders as well as the strength of its institutions. In fact, Singapore is the only non-democratic state among the thirty... 

By Richard Lu Transparency International (TI) publishes an annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) according to "the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians".   Corruption is best described as "the abuse of entrusted power for private gain".  The maximum score or index is 10... 

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