Corruption in Georgia had been an issue in the post-Soviet decades. Before the 2003 Rose Revolution, according to Foreign Policy, Georgia was among the most corrupt nations in Eurasia.[1] The level of corruption abated dramatically, however, after the revolution. In 2010, Transparency International (TI) said that Georgia was "the best corruption-buster in the world."[2] While low-level corruption had earlier been largely eliminated, Transparency International Georgia since 2020 has also documented dozens of cases of high-level corruption that remain to be prosecuted.[3][4] [5]
In January 2012, the World Bank called Georgia a "unique success" of the world in fighting corruption. Philippe Le Houérou said that "Georgia's experience shows that the vicious cycle of endemic corruption can be broken and, with appropriate and decisive reforms, can be turned into a virtuous cycle."[6] Georgia is "the only post-Soviet state in the past decade to have made a breakthrough" in addressing corruption, according to Foreign Policy.[1]
Council of Europe's Group of States Against Corruption in its fourth evaluation round noted that Georgia has largely succeeded in eradicating petty corruption, however it is also argued that corruption has changed shape in Georgia in recent years. For example, a 'clientelistic system' has emerged where the country's leadership 'allocates resources in order to generate the loyalty and support it needs to stay in power.[7][8]
- ^ a b Berglund, Christopher; Engvall, Johan (Sep 3, 2015). "How Georgia Stamped Out Corruption on Campus". Foreign Policy.
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- ^ "Fighting Corruption in Public Services Chronicling Georgia's Reforms" (PDF). The World Bank. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Second Round of Monitoring Georgia Monitoring report" (PDF). Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ Transparency International - Georgia. "Alleged Cases of the High-Level Corruption — A Periodically Updated List - 13 July, 2023". Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Georgia's Fight Against Corruption in Public Services Wins Praise". The World Bank. Jan 31, 2012.
- ^ "Fourth Evaluation Round on Georgia".
- ^ "Georgia National Integrity Assessment 2015" (PDF).