One-Man Crusades Against Corruption in Latin America Aren’t Working
A new index shows continued backsliding in the anti-corruption fight, and highlights the importance of institutions.
This article marks the launch of the third edition of the Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) Index produced by the Americas Society/Council of the Americas and Control Risks. Click here to read the 2021 CCC Index report. The presidents of Mexico and Brazil have very different ideologies, but they are united by at least one belief: That they have eradicated corruption in their governments. “I can say there is no corruption. It’s over because the president is not corrupt, and he doesn’t tolerate the corrupt,” Andrés Manuel López Obrador said at his daily press conference...
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