Questionnarie

A Questionnaire on Corruption

You enter a public office which is authorised to grant licences (e.g. the licences to conduct business). After you waited for a long time you find out that you are expected to pay a bribe and are told that otherwise you will not receive the licence.

According to you can this (i.e. asking for bribes by public officials) happen in Bulgaria?

This may often occur in the following countries (at least 3 countries)

This will rarely occur in the following countries (at least 3 countries)

You approach a high ranking politician (e.g. an influential member of parliament ) and ask for support of an investment project which is - in your eyes - beneficial to the country. The parliamentarian welcomes your proposal but requests a stake in the project (e.g. the payment of a consultancy fee) in exchange for the political support.

According to you is it likely to happen that politicians request money in exchange for political support?

This may often occur in the following countries (at least 3)

This will rarely occur in the following countries (at least3)

Companies from developed countries participate in an international bidding for a public procurement project in our country. Later you find out that the decision was influenced by payments by the winning company to the politicians and officials in charge of the procurement process.

According to you can this happen in Bulgaria?

From which exporting countries does the company come from?

Most likely?

The least likely?

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After you have completed the questionnaire, go to the Complementary Text to see the ranking of countries made by Transparency International for 1997.