General Information Sources

• The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2011.
• The Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom - Georgia 2011.
• World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011.
• OECD: Second Round of Monitoring Report Georgia 2010.
• The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Georgia 2010.
• Freedom House: Nations in Transit - Georgia 2010.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2010.
• Carnegie Endowment: 'Political Reform in Georgia', 16 November 2010.
• Freedom House: Nations in Transit - Georgia 2009.
• Forbes: '2009 Tax Misery & Reform Index', 26 March 2009.
• Civil Georgia: 'EU's 500 mln Aid to Georgia under 'Political Conditions', 20 January 2009.
• Civil Georgia: 'Anti-Corruption Council Set Up', January 8, 2009.
• The World Bank & IFC: Georgia:After Three Years of Licensing Reform 2008.
• Global Integrity: Georgia Country Report 2008.
• The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2008.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2008.
• EurasiaNet: Georgia News 2008.
• AmCham Georgia: Investment Guide 2008.
• Government of Georgia: Ministry of Economic Development in Georgia: Privatisation and Legal Framework 2008.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Georgia 2008.
• Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Georgia 2008.
• BBC News: 'Russian Troops Quit Georgia Areas', 8 October 2008.
• BBC News: 'EU Monitors Begin Georgia Patrols', 1 October 2008.
• BBC News: 'Day by Day: Georgia Russia Crisis', 21-27 August 2008.
• European Commission: European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument - Georgia Strategy Paper 2007- 2013.
• Government of Georgia: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia: Trade: Overview 2007.
• The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business: Reformers' Club Case Studies: Licensing 159 activities - not 909: Georgia 2007.
• U4 & CMI: National Anti-Corruption Strategy and Action Plan: Elaboration and Implementation 2007.
• Global Integrity: Georgia Country Report 2007.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2007.
• Business Climate Legal & Institutional Reform: Tax Simplification: Lessons from Georgia 2007.
• Georgian Opinion Research Business International (GORBI Gallup International): Tax Sector Survey 2007.
• Dimitri Gulisashvili, SME in the Region of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation: Georgia Country Profile 2006.
• Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Georgia 2006.
• Global Integrity: Georgia Country Report 2006.
• EBRD & World Bank: Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) Georgia 2005.

Corruption Levels Sources

Judicial System

• The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2011
• World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011.
• Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Georgia 2010.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2010.
• Freedom House: Nations in Transit - Georgia 2010.
• US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Georgia 2009.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Georgia 2008.
• Global Integrity: Georgia Country Report 2008.
• The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2008.
• EBRD & World Bank: Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) Georgia 2008.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2007.
• American Bar Association's Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (ABA-CEELI): Judicial Reform Index for Georgia 2005.
• The World Bank & IFC: Investment Climate Survey Georgia 2005.

Police

• The Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom - Georgia 2011.
• World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011.
• Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Georgia 2010.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2010.
• US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Georgia 2009.
• Freedom House: Nations in Transit - Georgia 2009.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Georgia 2008.
• The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2008
• Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Georgia 2008.
• Global Integrity: Georgia Country Report 2008.

Licences, Infrastructure and Public Utilities

• The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2011.
• World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2010.
• US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Georgia 2009.
• Global Integrity: Georgia Country Report 2009.
• Freedom House: Nations in Transit - Georgia 2009.
• EBRD & World Bank: Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) Georgia 2008.
• The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2008.
• Global Integrity: Georgia Country Report 2008.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Georgia 2008.
• The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business: Reformers' Club Case Studies: Licensing 159 activities - not 909: Georgia 2007.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2007.
• Civil Georgia: 'Ministers Warned Not to Use State Funds for Medical Treatments', 25 July 2007.
• OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Georgia Monitoring Report 2006.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2006.
• Civil Georgia: 'Chief of Pension Fund Arrested', 19 October 2006.
• The World Bank & IFC: Investment Climate Survey Georgia 2005.

Land Administration

• The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2011.
• World Economic Forum: The Competitiveness Report 2010-2011.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2010.
• US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Georgia 2009.
• Global Integrity: Georgia Country Report 2008.
• Freedom House: Nations in Transit - Georgia 2008.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Georgia 2008.
• EBRD & World Bank: Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) Georgia 2008.
• The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business: Reformers' Club Case Studies: Georgia - Need Land Administration Reform? Start a Revolution: Georgia 2007.
• Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Georgia 2006.
• Centre for Civic Initiative, et al: Final Report of Fact Finding Mission: Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline - Human Rights, Social and Environmental Impacts, Georgia Section, 2006.

Tax Administration

• The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2011.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2010.
• Transparency International Georgia: The Georgian Taxation System - An Overview, May 2010.
• US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Georgia 2009.
• Global Integrity: Georgia Country Report 2009.
• The Brenthurst Foundation: Economic Reforms in Georgia, September 2009.
• EBRD & World Bank: Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) Georgia 2008.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Georgia 2008.
• The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2008.
• Government of Georgia: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia: Trade: Overview 2007.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2007.
• Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Georgia 2006.

Customs Administration

• The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2011.
• World Economic Forum: Global Enabling Trade Report 2010.
• Global Integrity: Georgia Country Report 2008.
• US Chamber of Commerce: Investment Climate, Transport & Trade Facilitation 2008.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Georgia 2008.
• The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2008.
• EBRD & World Bank: Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) Georgia 2008.
• Georgia Today: 'The New Customs Code: Who Should be to Blame?', 9 February 2007.
• AmCham Georgia: Customs Code of Georgia 2006.
• Civil Georgia: Customs, Financial Police Accused of Illegal Taxation of Importers, 16 August 2005.
• The World Bank & IFC: Investment Climate Survey Georgia 2005.
• EBRD & World Bank: BEEPS Georgia 2005.
• Civil Georgia: 'Journalist's Arrest Unearths Corruption Threads in the Media, Parliament', 30 August 2005.

Public Procurement and Contracting

• World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010.
• Global Integrity: Georgia Country Report 2008.
• The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2008.
• Civil Georgia: 'Officials Arrested in Kutaisi', 2 July 2007.
• ABA-CEELI: The United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and Georgian Legislation: Executive Summary 2006.
• EBRD & World Bank: BEEPS Georgia 2005.

Environment, Natural Resources and Extractive Industry

• Global Integrity: Georgia Country Report 2008.
• For Transparency of Public Finance & Open Society Georgia Foundation: Extractive and Energy Transit Industries in Georgia: Background Report 2006.
• EBRD & World Bank: BEEPS Georgia 2005.

Public Anti-Corruption Initiatives Sources

• OECD Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan: Second Round of Monitoring Report Georgia 2010.
• Global Integrity: Georgia Country Report 2009.
• Civil Georgia: 'Anti-Corruption Council Set Up', 8 January 2009.
• Global Integrity: Georgia Country Report 2008.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Georgia 2008.
• Lexadin: The World Law Guide - Legislation Georgia 2008.
• President of Georgia: 'Eastern European and Central Asian countries gather in Tbilisi to step up their fight against corruption', 24 June 2008.
• OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Georgia Update about Actions to Implement the Recommendations taken during December 2006-September 2007.
• American Bar Association's Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (ABA-CEELI): The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and Georgian Legislation 2006.
• Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Georgia 2006.
• OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Georgia Update on National Implementation Measures 2006.
• Article 19 Global Campaign for Free Expression: Guide to the Law of Georgia on Freedom of Speech and Expression 2005.

Private Anti-Corruption Initiatives Sources

• The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Georgia 2010.
• Reporters Without Borders: Georgia Country Report 2010.
• Reporters Without Borders: Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2010.
• Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Georgia 2010.
• Freedom House: Freedom of the Press - Georgia 2010.
• Freedom House: Freedom of the Press Index 2010.
• Freedom House: Nations in Transit - Georgia 2009
• Global Integrity: Georgia Country Report 2009.
• AFP: 'Georgia under increasing fire over media freedoms', 19 February 2010.
• EurasiaNet: Georgia News 2008.
• International Herald Tribune: 'Georgian businessman faces charges of conspiring against Saakashvili', 10 January 2008.
• U4 & CMI: Anti-Corruption Policy Making in Practice: Georgia - A Country Case Study 2007.
• Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Georgia 2006.
• Article 19: Guide to the Law of Georgia on Freedom of Speech and Expression 2005.
• Reporters Without Borders: Georgia Media Downloads.