Re: Hold on!
"Yet according to Transparency International,"
Transparency International report the PERCEPTION of corruption, which is quite a different thing from the ACTUAL corruption level
Corruption is like dry rot: The structure can be quite fragile but the facade looks intact right up to the point where a large chunk falls off (See Boeing and the FAA)
It's also like a rotting fish: It ALWAYS starts at the head and works its way down. By the time you see flunkies taking bribes in the streets, the entire organisation is riddled.