Corruption and Development in Africa: Lessons from Country Case Studies

331 Pages·1999·1.05 MB·English

by  Kempe Ronald Hope

Corruption and
Development in Africa
Lessons from Country Case-Studies
Edited by
Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr
and Bornwell C. Chikulo
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CORRUPTION AND DEVELOPMENT
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Also by Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr
AFRICAN POLITICAL ECONOMY: Contemporary Issues
in Development
AIDS AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: A Social Science
Perspective (editor)
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AND THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
A Case Study of Selected Caribbean Countries
DEVELOPMENT IN THE THIRD WORLD: From Policy Failure to
Policy Reform
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN GUYANA: Planning, Finance, and
Administration
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN
GUYANA: Politics and Development in an Emergent Socialist State
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN BOTSWANA
(co-editor with Gloria Somolekae)
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, RECONSTRUCTION AND
DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA (editor)
THE DYNAMICS OF DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
ADMINISTRATION
URBANIZATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN
Also by Bornwell C. Chikulo
DEMOCRACY IN ZAMBIA: Challenges for the Third Republic
(co-editor with Owen Sichone)
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Corruption and
Development in Africa
Lessons from Country Case-Studies
Edited by
Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr
Professor of Development Studies
University of Botswana
Gaborone
and
Bornwell C. Chikulo
Head, Department of Development Studies
University of North West
Mmabatho
South Africa
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First published in Great Britain 2000 by
MACMILLAN PRESS LTD
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London
Companies and representatives throughout the world
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN 0–333–77089–7
First published in the United States of America 2000 by
ST. MARTIN’S PRESS, INC.,
Scholarly and Reference Division,
175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010
ISBN 0–312–22387–0
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Corruption and development in Africa : lessons from country case
-studies / edited by Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr, and Bornwell C.
Chikulo.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0–312–22387–0 (cloth)
1. Political corruption—Africa. 2. Political crimes and
offenses—Africa. 3. Africa—Politics and government—1960–
4. Africa—Economic policy. I. Hope, Kempe R. II. Chikulo,
Bornwell C.
JQ1875.A55C6364 1999
364.1'323'096—dc21 99–18543
CIP
Selection, editorial matter and Introduction ©Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr, and
Bornwell C. Chikulo 2000
Chapter 1 ©Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr 2000
Chapter 8 ©Bornwell C. Chikulo 2000
Chapters 2–7, 9–15 ©Macmillan Press Ltd 2000
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To the Current and Emerging Generation of
Ethical African Leaders
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Contents
List of Tables and Figures ix
Preface x
Notes on the Contributors xi
Introduction 1
Kempe Ronald Hope,Sr,and Bornwell C. Chikulo
Part I THEORETICAL AND ANALYTICAL
PERSPECTIVES
1 Corruption and Development in Africa 17
Kempe Ronald Hope,Sr
2 The Political, Economic, and Cultural Bases of
Corruption in Africa 40
Bertha Z. Osei-Hwedie and Kwaku Osei-Hwedie
3 Kleptocracy and Reform in African Regimes:
Theory and Examples 57
Jacqueline Coolidge and Susan Rose-Ackerman
4 Aid Abuse and Mismanagement in Africa: Problems of
Accountability, Transparency and Ethical Leadership 87
Gervase S. Maipose
5 Combating Corruption in Africa: Analysis and Context 104
George B.N. Ayittey
6 Controlling Corruption in Africa: a Public Choice Perspective 119
John Mukum Mbaku
7 Western Policies and African Realities:
the New Anti-Corruption Agenda 137
Stephen P. Riley
Part II COUNTRY CASE-STUDIES
8 Corruption and Accumulation in Zambia 161
Bornwell C. Chikulo
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viii Contents
9 Ghana: the Continuing Search for
Cures in the Fight Against Corruption 183
Joseph R.A. Ayee
10 Controlling Corruption in Sierra Leone: an Assessment of
Past Efforts and Suggestions for the Future 198
Sahr J. Kpundeh
11 Public Sector Corruption and its Control in South Africa 218
Constanze Bauer
12 Endemic Corruption in Cameroon: Insights on
Consequences and Control 234
Charles M. Fombad
13 Governmental Reforms and the Control
of Corruption in Ethiopia 261
Bamidele Olowu
14 Tackling the Corruption Epidemic in Nigeria 280
John Erero and Tony Oladoyin
15 Curbing Corruption through Democratic
Accountability: Lessons From Botswana 288
John D. Holm
Index 305
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List of Tables and Figures
Figure 7.1 The British Government’s Approach 143
Figure 7.2 The IMF’s Approach 145
Figure 7.3 The World Bank’s Approach 146
Table 10.1 Chronology of Events 199
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