Corruption

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Considering country corruption self-assessment: ( S. Repucci (ed) / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2009); The UN Convention against Corruption offers countries a unique framework to strengthen their ability to prevent and combat corruption. The self-assessment checklist is one of the few available methods...
Public procurement in Bangladesh: an analysis: ( S. Mahmood (ed) / Academic Journals , 2010); Public procurement has been a neglected area of academic research yet it is a major function of government. Policy makers, professionals and academics are aware of the importance of public procurement...
How can practitioners operate in corrupt and weak governance environments?: ( V. Bhargava / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2011); Good governance involves capable, accountable, transparent, and responsive states. Unfortunately, in many developing countries, weaknesses in these attributes are a grim reality, which, in turn, gi...
Critiquing and contextualising the corruption concept: ( M. Gephart (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies , 2009); In the recent past, international organisations, governments,non-governmental organisations and academics have been paying increasing attention to corruption. There was initially consensus that corrup...
The importance of assessing the performance of anti-corruption agencies: ( L. de Sousa (ed) / European University Institute, Italy , 2009); Following a period when anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) were portrayed as the panacea to corruption, they are now facing pressure from governments, donors and international organizations to show resul...
Malawi: citizens rate past and present Government performance: ( M.G. Tsoka / Afrobarometer , 2009); The performance of all governments is constantly being reviewed, reported on and rated on various fronts, including sectoral growth, overall gross domestic product (GDP) growth, inflation, exchange...
Are Kenyan citizens able to participate in local governance?: ( W. Mitullah (ed) / Afrobarometer , 2010); Local governance has been glorified as a panacea for development because it is embedded in the decentralization debates, policies and programs across the African continent. However, many citizens are ...
Public attitudes and implications of political party competition in Africa: ( C. Logan (ed) / Afrobarometer , 2008); The re-introduction of multiparty electoral politics into much of Africa since the early 1990s was...
Exploring irregular modes of electioneering in Nigeria: ( M. Bratton / Afrobarometer , 2008); Vote buying and political intimidation are important, if epiphenomenal, dimensions of Nigerian election campaigns. According to survey-based estimates, fewer than one out of five Nigerians is perso...
Corruption and politics in sub-saharan Africa: analysing the impact: ( E. Lavallee;M. Razafindrakoto;F. Rouband / Afrobarometer , 2008); This paper analyzes the impact of corruption on the extent of trust in political institutions. More specifically, the author set out to test the “efficient grease” hypothesis that corru...