2007 Assessment
Costa Rica
This peer-reviewed country report includes:
Integrity Indicators Scorecard: Scores, scoring criteria, commentary, references, and peer review perspectives for all 304 Integrity Indicators.
Reporter's Notebook: An on-the-ground look at corruption and integrity from a leading local journalist.
Corruption Timeline: Ten years of political context to today's corruption and integrity issues.
Country Facts: Statistical context for each country.
Integrity Indicators Scorecard: Scores, scoring criteria, commentary, references, and peer review perspectives for all 304 Integrity Indicators.
Reporter's Notebook: An on-the-ground look at corruption and integrity from a leading local journalist.
Corruption Timeline: Ten years of political context to today's corruption and integrity issues.
Country Facts: Statistical context for each country.
Privatization is a trouble area in Costa Rica . The country lacks clear regulations defining the privatization process, which gives more discretion (and opportunity for corruption) to lawmakers. Limited transparency on legislative asset disclosures amplifies the problem. Ex-President Miguel Angel Rodriguez-Echeverria was charged with corruption for allegedly "having received gifts" from the French telephone firm Alcatel as a reward for the approval of the purchase of cellular phone lines worth $149 million.
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