A failure of governmentality: why Transparency International underestimated corruption in Ben Ali’s Tunisia.

This article critiques the Foucauldian approach to governance indicators. Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) underestimated Tunisian corruption levels under President Ben Ali: his regime was highly corrupt but foreign investors were less affected. CPI methodology me...

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Published in:	Third World Quarterly Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 467 - 483
Main Author:	Baumann, Hannes
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2017
Subjects:	Transparency International Bin Ali, Zayn al-Abidin, 1936-2019 Corruption Governmentality Civil society Economic policy Tunisian politics & government, 1987-2011 Political indicators
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost