>If you look at nations around the world, there is no consistent correlation between the powers of a central government and its state of corruption. For example

>If you look at nations around the world, there is no consistent correlation between the powers of a central government and its state of corruption. For example the Afghan government is very weak, yet is still very corrupt. I would expect, without looking at data, that the relationship is the reverse: More corrupt governments are weaker. This data seems to bear it out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index