Context: While Transparency International’s (TI) first Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released in 1995 was a bold initiative; it falls short of nudging governments to undertake reforms.
Issues with Corruption Perception Index (CPI): released by Transparency International since 1995.
Conclusion: The CPI generates short-lived hype/hysteria but rarely prompts a Pygmalion effect and will be meaningful when understood in the national context and alongside other indices such as Global Corruption Barometer, Press Freedom Index, and Rule of Law Index etc.