Its an irony that US doesn't figure in top 10 corrupt nations, no wonder they control world the media and propaganda machine. Using bribery and coercive methods to entice poor 3rd world countries into "democracy" ?? Bribe them or bomb the hell out of them is their neocon agenda. What about the lobby groups in US (foreign,oil, pharma,israel,mexico,china,cheap labor lobby exploitation) - the primary bribing engine that buys all their congress and politicians and screws the middle class. After the recent bailout of Bear sterns (the highest state sponsored bribery of all times), no wonder transparency international fails to mention it. I know why, because the harbingers of "democracy" owns them. India is lesser of the evil when it comes to corruption in comparison to the US or Uk.
Talk about free market capitalism ! US is a neo-USSR socialistic society for the super wealthy.