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Worldchanging has a map worth looking at which scales the levels of corruption in governments around the world. I don't know about you but I am sick and very tired of pouring money down a rathole that ends up supporting some despot.

“Corruption is a major cause of poverty as well as a barrier to overcoming it,” said Transparency International Chairman Peter Eigen. “The two scourges feed off each other, locking their populations in a cycle of misery. Corruption must be vigorously addressed if aid is to make a real difference in freeing people from poverty.”

There has to be a better way to help the world than sending money without restraint.