Global Corruption Poll Shows Public View of Private Sector Dims

More than half of those questioned in a global poll said corruption exists in the private sector, an increase from five years ago and a signal that the financial crisis has dimmed the public’s views of business.

Fifty-three percent of respondents in Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer said they believe private-sector institutions are corrupt or “extremely” corrupt, up from 45 percent of those asked by the group in 2004.


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