tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post111465790868814989..comments2024-03-28T11:30:20.005-05:00Comments on El Salvador Perspectives: Corruption still plagues El SalvadorTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452039674856298357noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-1115159993450031092005-05-03T17:39:00.000-05:002005-05-03T17:39:00.000-05:00The IUDOP polls about corruption can be found her...The IUDOP polls about corruption can be found <A HREF="http://www.uca.edu.sv/publica/iudop/principal.htm" REL="nofollow"> here</A>.<BR/><BR/>For example, 83% of businessmen in the construction industry reported at least some negative impact from corruption on their business.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452039674856298357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-1115157176414326402005-05-03T16:52:00.000-05:002005-05-03T16:52:00.000-05:00TI polls are based on perception of corruption. I'...TI polls are based on perception of corruption. I've argued that in a place like El Salvador, where there is no real opposition press among the major media, we only get a glimpse of the actual corruption that exists. Yes, check out the March IUDOP poll that surveyed businessmen. Much more profound analysis than we've previously seen.<BR/><BR/>The fact that the ANDA scandal last year reflected WELL on the ARENA govt was a good example of how the media can spin corruption scandals (which we all know are just the tip of the iceberg) toward governmental advantage.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16596363377059790052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-1114956385326376632005-05-01T09:06:00.000-05:002005-05-01T09:06:00.000-05:00Unfortunately I don't know much about what the ind...Unfortunately I don't know much about what the index really measures. The producers of the index did note that El Salvador had made progress from the previous year. On the other hand, a poll of business people by the Institute for study of public opinion at the University of Central America last fall showed business people viewed corruption as a real problem.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452039674856298357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-1114917569360106762005-04-30T22:19:00.000-05:002005-04-30T22:19:00.000-05:00although it sounds like El Salvador had a bad rank...although it sounds like El Salvador had a bad ranking on the corruption scale, the truth is that the country rated less corrupt than any of it's neighbors, with a better ranking than Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaruagua, and actually did better than France. For the region, El Salvador is less corrupt than the other countries around her. So progress must be being made, don't you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com