88% of Israelis believe that the country's political parties are corrupt according to Shvil - Transparency International Israel, as part of Transparency International's Global Corruption Report 2010, published today.
1,000 Israelis participated in the Shvil survey, part of the 91,781 respondents in 88 countries in the global corruption report.
Israel's political parties received a score of 4.5 points out of 5 (the highest perception of corruption of public institutions, on a scale of 1 to 5). They were followed by the Knesset and religious institutions, both with a score of 4; public officials -3.9; the Israel Police - 3.5; the private business sector - 3.4; the media - 3.2; and the justice system and NPOs - 2.8. The IDF received the lowest score - 2.6 - making the perceived as the least corrupt public institution.
82% of respondents believe that the government's anti-corruption efforts are futile. Shvil said that this was the highest proportion among OECM member states. In contrast, government anti-corruption efforts were perceived favorably by 68% of Luxembourgers, 59% of Turks, 57% of Dutch, 56% of Danes, and 54% of New Zealanders.
For the first time, Shvil examined the public's willingness to play an active role in anti-corruption activities. 75% of respondents said that they believe that citizens can bring about change in the struggle against corruption, and 88% said that they would report instances of corruption.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on December 9, 2010
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