What is corruption, and what are the three variables that Transparency International uses to determine the level of corruption in a country? Does the political system or wealth of a country matter more for the level of corruption?

Please provide the best answer for the statement.


1. Corruption is the misuse of power and authority for personal or political gain.
2. One variable used by Transparency International is whether large sums of money are donated to elected officials.
3. Another variable is whether new members of parliament or Congress obey special interest groups rather than the views of the people they are supposed to represent.
4. The third variable is whether officials misuse government funds or the power of their office for personal gain.
5. Whether a country is authoritarian or democratic seems to have little impact on the level of corruption. Instead, whether a country is rich or poor has a bigger impact. Poor countries seem especially vulnerable to corruption.

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