The Capacity to Combat Corruption Index
The Capacity to Combat Corruption Index
Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) and Control Risks co-publish the Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) Index. First launched in 2019, the Index assesses Latin American countries’ ability to detect, punish and prevent corruption.
Rather than measuring perceived levels of corruption, the CCC Index evaluates and ranks countries based on how effectively they can combat corruption. Countries with a higher score are deemed more likely to see corrupt actors prosecuted and punished. Continued impunity is more likely in countries at the lower end of the scale.
The CCC Index’s goal is not to shame or single out countries, but to foster a policy-driven discussion, helping governments, civil society and the private sector identify—through data and a robust methodology—areas of success and deficiencies to be addressed.
Editions
The fifth edition of AS/COA and Control Risks’ CCC Index explores 15 Latin American countries’ ability to detect, punish, and prevent corruption.
The fourth edition of AS/COA and Control Risks’ CCC Index explores 15 Latin American countries’ ability to detect, punish, and prevent corruption.
The third edition of AS/COA and Control Risks’ CCC Index explores 15 Latin American countries’ ability to detect, punish, and prevent corruption.
Now in its second edition, AS/COA and Control Risks' CCC Index explores 15 Latin American countries’ ability to uncover, punish, and prevent corruption.
AS/COA and the risk consulting firm Control Risks present the inaugural edition of the Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) Index, a tool to assess Latin America’s ability to uncover, punish, and deter corruption.
“Chile tuvo casos importantes de corrupción, como Penta, SQM y Caval, pero no se comparan con la trama de corrupción de Odebrecht en varios países de la región ni con Lava Jato en Brasil”, asevera Roberto Simon, Director Senior de Políticas Públicas de AS/COA.
“Una oleada anticorrupción ha arrasado América Latina en los últimos cinco años. El Índice CCC nos da una herramienta comparativa para entender mejor este fenómeno”, señaló Roberto Simon, Director Senior de Políticas Públicas de AS/COA.
“Una oleada anticorrupción ha arrasado América Latina en los últimos cinco años. El Índice CCC nos da una herramienta comparativa para entender mejor este fenómeno”, señaló Roberto Simon, Director Senior de Políticas Públicas de AS/COA.
"There has been a failure to reform the political system where corruption remains endemic," said AS/COA's Roberto Simon about Brazil and its position in the CCC Index.
Rather than measuring perceived levels of corruption, the CCC Index evaluates and ranks countries based on how effectively they are able to combat corruption.
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