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"In 2010, then US secretary of state Hillary Clinton famously described New
Zealand as a country that “punches way above its weight”. She was referring to
our role in international relations, global security and natural disaster
responses. But she was also talking about the country’s international
reputation for being clean, green, safe and honest.
New Zealand has long enjoyed the economic and reputational benefits of these
attributes. But recent rankings measuring the country’s international
influence, transparency and corruption have started to tell a different story.
Between 2021 and 2023, New Zealand dropped ten places – from 16 to 26 – on the
Global Soft Power Index. This measures a country’s influence abroad (among
nation states, societies and international corporations) through its use of
non-coercive measures.
Also, for the first time in a decade, New Zealand has dropped to third place in
Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI), which measures
perceived levels of corruption in the public sector.
That puts New Zealand five points below Denmark in first spot, and two below
Finland. What’s going on, and what are the political and economic
implications?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
