Ashoka’s video, ‘Champion of Accountability; The Story of Peter Eigen and the founding of the Transparency International’ is available for download on Google Video. The interview gives an interesting overview of how the anticorruption agenda came to the forefront of international development agencies and reflects a personal story of courage and commitment to making this world a better place. A must see.
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