Corruption in the United States

Corruption in the United States
Political corruption
Corruption Perceptions Index, 2010
Corruption Perceptions Index, 2010
Concepts

Electoral fraud · Economics of corruption
Nepotism · Bribery · Cronyism · Slush fund

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The 2010 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index ranked the United States 22 out of 178 countries.[1]

Contents

See also

  • List of federal political scandals in the United States
  • List of state and local political scandals in the United States
  • Corruption by country

References

Further reading

  • Genovese, M. A; V. A Farrar-Myers (2010). Corruption and American Politics. Cambria Press. ISBN 9781604976380. 
  • Grossman, M. (2003). Political corruption in America: an encyclopedia of scandals, power, and greed. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781576070604. 

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