The document summarizes a research article that analyzes data from a corruption perception survey of 90 public administration students in Eritrea. The survey asked about perceptions of corruption prevalence, causes, and remedies. Key findings were that most students believe corruption is a serious problem caused by low public sector pay, lack of merit-based hiring, and non-transparent government. Students recommended civil service reforms like improved pay, accountability reforms like an anti-corruption commission, and political reforms like rule of law to address corruption. The document provides context on corruption challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa and definitions of corruption before outlining the study's purpose and methodology.
The algerian economy governed by black corruption an empirical study from 200...sissanim
Abstract
The main objective of this paper is to highlight the concept of corruption and analyses our cumulative knowledge about corruption’s effects on the economic growth in Algeria during the period 2002–2015. This article emphasizes the major source of corruption and how the quality of institutions and government policies could mitigate the risk of corruption or increase it. The findings also show the great role of free media in most developing countries which created a new tendency to talk about the effects of corruption especially in recent years. Using a multiple regression model, we find that a 1% decrease in the corruption index CPI level increases the GDP growth rate by approximately 2,005%. The analysis also revealed that there is a negative relationship between the country rank and the economic growth. Finally, the results suggest that more economic freedom, social and political stability lead to less corruption.
This study aims to examine the greedy effect of greed, opportunity, need and disclosure on the behavior of APBD corruption with parliamentary behavior as a moderating variable. This research is a quantitative research using a descriptive approach. The method of data collection is by handing out questionnaires. That Data analysis is done by applying multiple linear regression analysis and regression moderating analysis with residual test approach. The results of the study with multiple linear regression analysis indicate that greedy, opportunity, and disclosure have a positive impact on the behavior of APBD corruption, while need does not affect the behavior of APBD corruption actions. The analysis of the moderating variable with the residual approach shows that parliamentary behavior can moderate greed, opportunity, need and disclosure on the behavior of APBD corruption. This means that the greater the greed, the greater the opportunity and disclosure, the higher the behavior of the APBD corruption, but if the individual has good parliamentary behavior, it will reduce the behavior of the APBD corruption.
Dilemma of Electorates when Corruption and Threat became a Cultureinventionjournals
Most of the politicians usually adopted various techniques and strategies to get their ends beyond electoral integrity. One or either form of corrupt practices appears widely in India’s northeast too which greatly demeans democracy. In the backdrop of various demands of different ethnic-based insurgencies, elections are also conducting in regular interval in this India’s Northeast. The state of democracy in India’s northeast is clear example of flawed democracy where elections are in servitude. This study is based on quantitative and empirical methods through SPSS interpretation. Sources of data were mainly from structured questionnaire collected on the basis of random sampling method from electorates of India’s northeast. In contemporary, many insurgent groups have been interfering in the elections since they entered peace dialogue with government of India. This paper attempts to analyse corrupt practices and modus operandi of electioneering practices. Majority of electorates were also on the whims of perpetrators.
Corruption is widespread in Bangladesh and affects many sectors of society and government. It is caused by factors like poor governance, poverty, unemployment, lack of patriotism, weak rule of law, and political unrest. Corruption takes many forms including bribery, embezzlement, extortion, conflict of interest, favoritism, nepotism, cronyism, and political corruption. International agreements like the UN Convention Against Corruption aim to establish anti-corruption benchmarks, but implementation has been uneven. Corruption in Bangladesh persists in socio-economic and political realms due to lack of transparency in politics, abuse of power for personal gain, and weak administration and law enforcement.
Corruption in develeoping countries challenges & responseShahid Hussain Raja
Although corruption is not an exclusively Third World phenomena as corruption exists both in developed and developing countries in different forms and degrees yet its pervasiveness in the developing countries cannot be denied.
This presentation is an attempt to gauge this pervasiveness in the developing countries, find out its causes and lay down a framework for its minimization, if not total eradication
This document summarizes research on corruption in developing countries. It discusses methods for estimating the magnitude of corruption, the efficiency costs of corruption, and determinants of corruption levels. Regarding estimates of corruption, methods include perceptions, surveys, direct observation, and market inference, but all may suffer from biases. Corruption imposes efficiency costs on firms, governments, and individuals. Determinants of corruption include compensation, monitoring/punishments, selection effects, transparency, and technology. Strategic interactions between corrupt officials can also impact corruption levels. Overall, the research shows that corruption responds to incentives and anti-corruption policies may have larger long-term effects than short-term effects.
Corruption and Election in Conflict Northeast Indiainventionjournals
Democracy largely depends on the modus operandi of electioneering practices. Most of the politicians usually adopted various techniques and strategies to get their ends beyond electoral integrity. One or either form of corrupt practices appears widely in India’s northeast too which greatly demeans democracy. In the backdrop of various demands of different ethnic-based insurgencies, elections are also conducting in regular interval in this India’s Northeast. This study is based on quantitative and empirical methods through SPSS interpretation. Sources of data were mainly from structured questionnaire collected on the basis of random sampling method from electorates of India’s northeast. In contemporary, many insurgent groups have been interfering in the elections since they entered peace dialogue with government of India. This paper attempts to analyse corrupt practices and modus operandi of electioneering practices. Majority of electorates were also on the whims of perpetrators. The state of democracy in India’s northeast is clear example of flawed democracy where elections are in servitude.
Combating corruption: Impact of Social institution.Towhidul Islam
This document discusses types and forms of corruption and how social institutions can impact corruption. It identifies six types of corruption - petty, grand, political, administrative, corporate, and systematic. Forms of corruption include bribery, abuse of power, embezzlement, extortion, and fraud. Social institutions like government, healthcare, education, and religion can both reduce and enable corruption depending on factors like transparency, accountability, religious teachings, and economic policies. Identifying how social institutions impact corruption is important to finding solutions to combat it.
The algerian economy governed by black corruption an empirical study from 200...sissanim
Abstract
The main objective of this paper is to highlight the concept of corruption and analyses our cumulative knowledge about corruption’s effects on the economic growth in Algeria during the period 2002–2015. This article emphasizes the major source of corruption and how the quality of institutions and government policies could mitigate the risk of corruption or increase it. The findings also show the great role of free media in most developing countries which created a new tendency to talk about the effects of corruption especially in recent years. Using a multiple regression model, we find that a 1% decrease in the corruption index CPI level increases the GDP growth rate by approximately 2,005%. The analysis also revealed that there is a negative relationship between the country rank and the economic growth. Finally, the results suggest that more economic freedom, social and political stability lead to less corruption.
This study aims to examine the greedy effect of greed, opportunity, need and disclosure on the behavior of APBD corruption with parliamentary behavior as a moderating variable. This research is a quantitative research using a descriptive approach. The method of data collection is by handing out questionnaires. That Data analysis is done by applying multiple linear regression analysis and regression moderating analysis with residual test approach. The results of the study with multiple linear regression analysis indicate that greedy, opportunity, and disclosure have a positive impact on the behavior of APBD corruption, while need does not affect the behavior of APBD corruption actions. The analysis of the moderating variable with the residual approach shows that parliamentary behavior can moderate greed, opportunity, need and disclosure on the behavior of APBD corruption. This means that the greater the greed, the greater the opportunity and disclosure, the higher the behavior of the APBD corruption, but if the individual has good parliamentary behavior, it will reduce the behavior of the APBD corruption.
Dilemma of Electorates when Corruption and Threat became a Cultureinventionjournals
Most of the politicians usually adopted various techniques and strategies to get their ends beyond electoral integrity. One or either form of corrupt practices appears widely in India’s northeast too which greatly demeans democracy. In the backdrop of various demands of different ethnic-based insurgencies, elections are also conducting in regular interval in this India’s Northeast. The state of democracy in India’s northeast is clear example of flawed democracy where elections are in servitude. This study is based on quantitative and empirical methods through SPSS interpretation. Sources of data were mainly from structured questionnaire collected on the basis of random sampling method from electorates of India’s northeast. In contemporary, many insurgent groups have been interfering in the elections since they entered peace dialogue with government of India. This paper attempts to analyse corrupt practices and modus operandi of electioneering practices. Majority of electorates were also on the whims of perpetrators.
Corruption is widespread in Bangladesh and affects many sectors of society and government. It is caused by factors like poor governance, poverty, unemployment, lack of patriotism, weak rule of law, and political unrest. Corruption takes many forms including bribery, embezzlement, extortion, conflict of interest, favoritism, nepotism, cronyism, and political corruption. International agreements like the UN Convention Against Corruption aim to establish anti-corruption benchmarks, but implementation has been uneven. Corruption in Bangladesh persists in socio-economic and political realms due to lack of transparency in politics, abuse of power for personal gain, and weak administration and law enforcement.
Corruption in develeoping countries challenges & responseShahid Hussain Raja
Although corruption is not an exclusively Third World phenomena as corruption exists both in developed and developing countries in different forms and degrees yet its pervasiveness in the developing countries cannot be denied.
This presentation is an attempt to gauge this pervasiveness in the developing countries, find out its causes and lay down a framework for its minimization, if not total eradication
This document summarizes research on corruption in developing countries. It discusses methods for estimating the magnitude of corruption, the efficiency costs of corruption, and determinants of corruption levels. Regarding estimates of corruption, methods include perceptions, surveys, direct observation, and market inference, but all may suffer from biases. Corruption imposes efficiency costs on firms, governments, and individuals. Determinants of corruption include compensation, monitoring/punishments, selection effects, transparency, and technology. Strategic interactions between corrupt officials can also impact corruption levels. Overall, the research shows that corruption responds to incentives and anti-corruption policies may have larger long-term effects than short-term effects.
Corruption and Election in Conflict Northeast Indiainventionjournals
Democracy largely depends on the modus operandi of electioneering practices. Most of the politicians usually adopted various techniques and strategies to get their ends beyond electoral integrity. One or either form of corrupt practices appears widely in India’s northeast too which greatly demeans democracy. In the backdrop of various demands of different ethnic-based insurgencies, elections are also conducting in regular interval in this India’s Northeast. This study is based on quantitative and empirical methods through SPSS interpretation. Sources of data were mainly from structured questionnaire collected on the basis of random sampling method from electorates of India’s northeast. In contemporary, many insurgent groups have been interfering in the elections since they entered peace dialogue with government of India. This paper attempts to analyse corrupt practices and modus operandi of electioneering practices. Majority of electorates were also on the whims of perpetrators. The state of democracy in India’s northeast is clear example of flawed democracy where elections are in servitude.
Combating corruption: Impact of Social institution.Towhidul Islam
This document discusses types and forms of corruption and how social institutions can impact corruption. It identifies six types of corruption - petty, grand, political, administrative, corporate, and systematic. Forms of corruption include bribery, abuse of power, embezzlement, extortion, and fraud. Social institutions like government, healthcare, education, and religion can both reduce and enable corruption depending on factors like transparency, accountability, religious teachings, and economic policies. Identifying how social institutions impact corruption is important to finding solutions to combat it.
This document discusses corruption in Malaysia. It defines corruption and outlines different types, including systemic, individual, political, administrative, and professional corruption. Examples of recent corruption cases in Malaysia are provided, such as a fugitive being arrested in Indonesia and investigations into contracts for a crematorium and a GLC. The document suggests ways to reduce corruption, like ending impunity, empowering citizens, reforming administration and finance, promoting transparency, and access to information. In conclusion, while corruption cannot be fully eliminated, it can be contained through concerted anti-corruption efforts.
This document discusses corruption, defining it as the abuse of power for private gain. It notes corruption is a global challenge that drains organizations. Corruption takes many forms and is difficult to control, particularly systemic corruption which involves rent seeking and state capture. Corruption has significant costs, misallocating resources, reducing investment and competitiveness, and exacerbating poverty. Fighting corruption requires commitment from governments, businesses, and civil society through initiatives like conventions, legal frameworks, and improving transparency and governance.
This document discusses corruption in Trinidad and Tobago and why it seems to be increasing despite codes of ethics. It notes that corruption undermines development in developing countries by creating an uneven distribution of wealth. While Trinidad and Tobago has many codes of ethics for professionals and public officials, corruption has still increased over the past 14 years as measured by Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index. The document analyzes factors contributing to endemic corruption in Trinidad and Tobago such as weaknesses in political systems, lack of accountability, influence of the drug trade, and failure to properly educate citizens on ethics. It concludes that strengthening institutions to prevent corruption and empowering citizens is needed to curb corruption in the long run.
Corruption is a global problem that hampers economic development and democratic progress. It exists in every country to some degree and permeates many aspects of society, including politics, charities, and the media. To reduce corruption, governments must have openness, accountability, and a system of checks and balances. They must also strengthen rule of law, increase transparency in public spending, reduce nepotism in government jobs, and ensure economic stability to disincentivize corruption. The media and civic education can also help by increasing public awareness of corruption issues. Anti-corruption policies in both public and private institutions are needed to define acceptable practices and prohibit bribery.
Corruption has a significant negative impact on India's education, employment, living standards, and humanity. India ranked 94 out of 176 countries in corruption according to a 2012 index. Corruption occurs through political, administrative, and professional means. It leads to issues like lack of employment, economic stability, and effective leadership. Corruption results in a loss of national wealth and hinders development. Some major corruption scandals in India include the 2G spectrum scam, Commonwealth Games scandal, and Satyam scandal. The Prevention of Corruption Act of 1988 aims to prevent corruption by punishing public officials with imprisonment and fines. Modernization of lifestyle and lack of concern for the country's future are seen as contributing to increased corruption.
Carruption evil of common menwps (16) copy main fileNirali Nayi
This document discusses different types and scales of corruption, including petty corruption involving small bribes, grand corruption at high levels of government, and systemic corruption within organizations. It also examines corruption within different sectors such as government, politics, police, judiciary, education, and legal corruption that is technically permitted. Corruption is defined as the abuse of public power for private gain and can be classified based on the amount of money lost and the sector impacted.
Combating corruption in india some suggestionsShantanu Basu
The document discusses strategies for combating corruption in India's established democracy. It aims to analyze corruption in seven key public sectors and suggest reforms. Unlike newer nations, India has well-established governance institutions but corruption has hindered development. The research will examine corruption levels and their impact on economic growth. It argues comprehensive reforms are needed across government, politics, and society to substantially reduce corruption.
Corruption in public sphere and its impact pptsudarsan prasad
This document defines and discusses corruption. It begins by defining corruption as the abuse of power for personal gain. It then discusses different types of corruption, including government/political corruption. It explores causes of corruption like bureaucracy and inequality. The impacts of corruption discussed include lower economic growth and foreign investment, greater inequality, and distortion of public spending. Corruption is described as having hidden costs like increased transaction costs and as reducing economic efficiency. The document also examines corruption from several sources.
This paper analyzes the relationship between women empowerment, as measured by the proportion of seats held by women in national parliament, and corruption. It uses data from multiple countries over 2001-2010 and controls for various economic and socio-political variables. Preliminary OLS regressions found women empowerment benefits developed countries more than developing countries. However, instrumental variable regressions concluded women empowerment is beneficial for reducing corruption in both developing and developed countries. The paper is organized into sections on literature review, data/model specification, and conclusions.
Corruption is pandemic in Nigeria. From high-profile cases to individual selfish mentality, the syndrome has been very pervasive and currently, corruption seems to be fighting back in the country. This paper highlights some definition of corruption and explores the psychological and ethical bases for corrupt mentality in Nigeria. The paper therefore posits that there is the need to institutionalize regulations with ethical reorientation of the young ones against greed and nepotism with appropriate civic value system. As charity begins at home, it is recommended that the home as an informal sector for civic learning should form a synergy with school civic education for promoting corrupt-free mentality.
Corruption takes many forms from petty to grand and systemic. Common types of corruption discussed include political, police, judicial, union, and non-governmental corruption. India faces significant challenges with corruption, ranking 94th on transparency international's corruption index. Major corruption scandals in India include the 2G spectrum scam, Commonwealth Games scam, Telgi scam, Satyam scam, Bofors scam, fodder scam, and Hawala scandal. Bihar has seen the highest increase in corruption over time periods from 1990-2010 according to state-level data.
This document discusses trends in Ukraine after the 2010 presidential election and makes recommendations for democracy assistance. It notes that political stability is seen as essential for democracy consolidation but that the country's stability remains fragile. It also finds that the separation of powers has been undermined and space for media and NGOs is shrinking. The document recommends supporting civil society development through enabling environments, partnerships, and democracy education. It also calls for assisting independent media and political parties while maintaining a focus on human rights.
This document discusses corruption, defining it as wrongdoing by those in power through illegitimate or unethical means, often involving bribery. It identifies two main types of corruption - petty corruption by low-level officials and state corruption involving abuse of power by government officials. The document also examines the role of globalization and media in corruption and looks at what governments and agencies can do to be more effective in combating corruption, such as ensuring independence and joining international anti-corruption efforts. It concludes by noting the negative impacts of corruption on development, justice, and democracy.
This document discusses corruption in Pakistan. It defines corruption and identifies four main types: petty, grand, systematic, and political. It then examines common forms of corruption like bribery, theft, fraud, extortion, and blackmail. The document also explores causes of corruption in Pakistan like lack of accountability and transparency. Effects are discussed like poor governance and loss of public funds. Finally, ways to reduce corruption are proposed such as strengthening laws and the judiciary, encouraging transparency, and educating the public.
Political Corruption (A Study On Political Pathology)COSKUN CAN AKTAN
This document discusses political corruption and anti-corruption measures. It begins by defining political corruption narrowly as misuse of public office for private gain, and broadly as any violation of rules by political actors to gain private benefit. It then outlines various types of political corruption and categorizes them. The document discusses corruption as a governmental failure and examines traditional and public choice approaches to addressing corruption. Finally, it outlines a range of anti-corruption strategies and reforms targeting political, institutional, economic and public sector areas.
This document defines and discusses economic corruption. It begins by defining economic corruption as the misuse of public office or resources for private gain. It then discusses different types of corruption, reasons corruption occurs like low economic growth and unclear laws, and how corruption works through bribes that influence contracts and taxes. The document also outlines ways to treat economic corruption such as activating anti-corruption roles, audits, penalties, and media pressure. It concludes by noting some facts about the scale of corruption globally and references for further information.
The document provides the statement of objects and reasons for the Jan Lokpal Bill 2011 in India. It summarizes that corruption has become a major problem in India that existing anti-corruption institutions have failed to address. It aims to establish an independent Lokpal authority, as required by the UN Convention Against Corruption, to investigate and prosecute corruption cases against public officials and ensure transparency, accountability and public participation in its functioning. The bill seeks to provide independence to the anti-corruption machinery from undue influences to effectively tackle the menace of corruption.
This document is an assignment on corruption in Malaysia submitted by five students. It defines corruption and discusses types of corruption including systematic, individual, political, administrative, and professional corruption. It provides examples of recent corruption cases in Malaysia, such as the arrest of a fugitive accused of corruption and disciplinary action taken against a Kuala Lumpur City Hall officer involved in a corrupt contract. It concludes by outlining some ways to reduce corruption, such as ending impunity, empowering citizens, reforming public administration, promoting transparency, and the common man being the solution.
Systemic barriers to the fight against corruption newSYCHRISTO
The fight against corruption has become increasingly sophisticated and such demands a well-integrated, multidisciplinary
strategy. This has necessitated the establishment of anti-corruption institutions, agencies or
commissions which invariably have one or more of three functions: investigation and enforcement; corruption
prevention; and awareness and education. However in Ghana, despite the existence of anti-corruption
institutions, the perception of corruption has steadily increased to overwhelming levels. Why the increase in
corruption in the face of these anti-corruption institutions is the subject matter of this study. This study brings to
fore the systemic barriers, their frequency of occurrence and magnitude. This study aimed at identifying the
challenges that affect the effectiveness of these anti-corruption institutions in Ghana. The study was purposely
carried out within anti-corruption institutions in Ghana. A simple random probability sampling was employed in
sampling nine (9) anti-corruption institutions in the Ashanti Region of Ghana and questionnaires administered to
their administrative heads. Relative importance, frequency and severity equations were used to analyze and rank
the challenges affecting the work of these institutions. Lack of political will and inadequate leadership and
management with Relative importance Index RII of 0.9778 respectively were the two (2) most critical
challenges affecting the effectiveness of anti-corruption institutions in Ghana. Lack of donor initiatives with RII
of 0.6667 was considered as the least challenge. The most frequent challenge identified by the anti-corruption
agencies was the lack of budget and fiscal autonomy, with an index of 0.8148. In the face of these challenges,
the government of Ghana should improve upon its efforts at fighting corruption as it strengthens the various
anti-corruption institutions financially and logistically.
The algerian economy governed by black corruption an empirical study from 200...sissanim
Abstract
The main objective of this paper is to highlight the concept of corruption and analyses our cumulative knowledge about corruption’s effects on the economic growth in Algeria during the period 2002–2015. This article emphasizes the major source of corruption and how the quality of institutions and government policies could mitigate the risk of corruption or increase it. The findings also show the great role of free media in most developing countries which created a new tendency to talk about the effects of corruption especially in recent years. Using a multiple regression model, we find that a 1% decrease in the corruption index CPI level increases the GDP growth rate by approximately 2,005%. The analysis also revealed that there is a negative relationship between the country rank and the economic growth. Finally, the results suggest that more economic freedom, social and political stability lead to less corruption.
This document discusses the relationship between bad governance, corruption, and leadership failures in African countries. It provides empirical evidence that leadership changes are either frequent or infrequent, allowing leaders to govern without accountability for corrupt behavior. Weak institutions have been unable to control corruption, and many African countries have become highly corrupt. The document examines the historical leadership and corruption levels in 53 African countries since independence to argue that corruption stems from weak governance, undemocratic leaders, and institutional failures after countries gained independence.
Institutional Sources of Corruption in the Case of ArmeniaCRRC-Armenia
This document analyzes the relationship between perceptions of corruption in Armenia and three institutional sources: formal rules, informal rules, and enforcement mechanisms. Statistical models show perceptions of enforcement mechanisms and informal rules significantly correlate with perceived corruption, but not formal rules. Higher education levels also correlate with higher perceived corruption. The document recommends reforms like transparency laws and judicial reforms to strengthen enforcement mechanisms to reduce corruption by impacting informal norms.
This document discusses corruption in Malaysia. It defines corruption and outlines different types, including systemic, individual, political, administrative, and professional corruption. Examples of recent corruption cases in Malaysia are provided, such as a fugitive being arrested in Indonesia and investigations into contracts for a crematorium and a GLC. The document suggests ways to reduce corruption, like ending impunity, empowering citizens, reforming administration and finance, promoting transparency, and access to information. In conclusion, while corruption cannot be fully eliminated, it can be contained through concerted anti-corruption efforts.
This document discusses corruption, defining it as the abuse of power for private gain. It notes corruption is a global challenge that drains organizations. Corruption takes many forms and is difficult to control, particularly systemic corruption which involves rent seeking and state capture. Corruption has significant costs, misallocating resources, reducing investment and competitiveness, and exacerbating poverty. Fighting corruption requires commitment from governments, businesses, and civil society through initiatives like conventions, legal frameworks, and improving transparency and governance.
This document discusses corruption in Trinidad and Tobago and why it seems to be increasing despite codes of ethics. It notes that corruption undermines development in developing countries by creating an uneven distribution of wealth. While Trinidad and Tobago has many codes of ethics for professionals and public officials, corruption has still increased over the past 14 years as measured by Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index. The document analyzes factors contributing to endemic corruption in Trinidad and Tobago such as weaknesses in political systems, lack of accountability, influence of the drug trade, and failure to properly educate citizens on ethics. It concludes that strengthening institutions to prevent corruption and empowering citizens is needed to curb corruption in the long run.
Corruption is a global problem that hampers economic development and democratic progress. It exists in every country to some degree and permeates many aspects of society, including politics, charities, and the media. To reduce corruption, governments must have openness, accountability, and a system of checks and balances. They must also strengthen rule of law, increase transparency in public spending, reduce nepotism in government jobs, and ensure economic stability to disincentivize corruption. The media and civic education can also help by increasing public awareness of corruption issues. Anti-corruption policies in both public and private institutions are needed to define acceptable practices and prohibit bribery.
Corruption has a significant negative impact on India's education, employment, living standards, and humanity. India ranked 94 out of 176 countries in corruption according to a 2012 index. Corruption occurs through political, administrative, and professional means. It leads to issues like lack of employment, economic stability, and effective leadership. Corruption results in a loss of national wealth and hinders development. Some major corruption scandals in India include the 2G spectrum scam, Commonwealth Games scandal, and Satyam scandal. The Prevention of Corruption Act of 1988 aims to prevent corruption by punishing public officials with imprisonment and fines. Modernization of lifestyle and lack of concern for the country's future are seen as contributing to increased corruption.
Carruption evil of common menwps (16) copy main fileNirali Nayi
This document discusses different types and scales of corruption, including petty corruption involving small bribes, grand corruption at high levels of government, and systemic corruption within organizations. It also examines corruption within different sectors such as government, politics, police, judiciary, education, and legal corruption that is technically permitted. Corruption is defined as the abuse of public power for private gain and can be classified based on the amount of money lost and the sector impacted.
Combating corruption in india some suggestionsShantanu Basu
The document discusses strategies for combating corruption in India's established democracy. It aims to analyze corruption in seven key public sectors and suggest reforms. Unlike newer nations, India has well-established governance institutions but corruption has hindered development. The research will examine corruption levels and their impact on economic growth. It argues comprehensive reforms are needed across government, politics, and society to substantially reduce corruption.
Corruption in public sphere and its impact pptsudarsan prasad
This document defines and discusses corruption. It begins by defining corruption as the abuse of power for personal gain. It then discusses different types of corruption, including government/political corruption. It explores causes of corruption like bureaucracy and inequality. The impacts of corruption discussed include lower economic growth and foreign investment, greater inequality, and distortion of public spending. Corruption is described as having hidden costs like increased transaction costs and as reducing economic efficiency. The document also examines corruption from several sources.
This paper analyzes the relationship between women empowerment, as measured by the proportion of seats held by women in national parliament, and corruption. It uses data from multiple countries over 2001-2010 and controls for various economic and socio-political variables. Preliminary OLS regressions found women empowerment benefits developed countries more than developing countries. However, instrumental variable regressions concluded women empowerment is beneficial for reducing corruption in both developing and developed countries. The paper is organized into sections on literature review, data/model specification, and conclusions.
Corruption is pandemic in Nigeria. From high-profile cases to individual selfish mentality, the syndrome has been very pervasive and currently, corruption seems to be fighting back in the country. This paper highlights some definition of corruption and explores the psychological and ethical bases for corrupt mentality in Nigeria. The paper therefore posits that there is the need to institutionalize regulations with ethical reorientation of the young ones against greed and nepotism with appropriate civic value system. As charity begins at home, it is recommended that the home as an informal sector for civic learning should form a synergy with school civic education for promoting corrupt-free mentality.
Corruption takes many forms from petty to grand and systemic. Common types of corruption discussed include political, police, judicial, union, and non-governmental corruption. India faces significant challenges with corruption, ranking 94th on transparency international's corruption index. Major corruption scandals in India include the 2G spectrum scam, Commonwealth Games scam, Telgi scam, Satyam scam, Bofors scam, fodder scam, and Hawala scandal. Bihar has seen the highest increase in corruption over time periods from 1990-2010 according to state-level data.
This document discusses trends in Ukraine after the 2010 presidential election and makes recommendations for democracy assistance. It notes that political stability is seen as essential for democracy consolidation but that the country's stability remains fragile. It also finds that the separation of powers has been undermined and space for media and NGOs is shrinking. The document recommends supporting civil society development through enabling environments, partnerships, and democracy education. It also calls for assisting independent media and political parties while maintaining a focus on human rights.
This document discusses corruption, defining it as wrongdoing by those in power through illegitimate or unethical means, often involving bribery. It identifies two main types of corruption - petty corruption by low-level officials and state corruption involving abuse of power by government officials. The document also examines the role of globalization and media in corruption and looks at what governments and agencies can do to be more effective in combating corruption, such as ensuring independence and joining international anti-corruption efforts. It concludes by noting the negative impacts of corruption on development, justice, and democracy.
This document discusses corruption in Pakistan. It defines corruption and identifies four main types: petty, grand, systematic, and political. It then examines common forms of corruption like bribery, theft, fraud, extortion, and blackmail. The document also explores causes of corruption in Pakistan like lack of accountability and transparency. Effects are discussed like poor governance and loss of public funds. Finally, ways to reduce corruption are proposed such as strengthening laws and the judiciary, encouraging transparency, and educating the public.
Political Corruption (A Study On Political Pathology)COSKUN CAN AKTAN
This document discusses political corruption and anti-corruption measures. It begins by defining political corruption narrowly as misuse of public office for private gain, and broadly as any violation of rules by political actors to gain private benefit. It then outlines various types of political corruption and categorizes them. The document discusses corruption as a governmental failure and examines traditional and public choice approaches to addressing corruption. Finally, it outlines a range of anti-corruption strategies and reforms targeting political, institutional, economic and public sector areas.
This document defines and discusses economic corruption. It begins by defining economic corruption as the misuse of public office or resources for private gain. It then discusses different types of corruption, reasons corruption occurs like low economic growth and unclear laws, and how corruption works through bribes that influence contracts and taxes. The document also outlines ways to treat economic corruption such as activating anti-corruption roles, audits, penalties, and media pressure. It concludes by noting some facts about the scale of corruption globally and references for further information.
The document provides the statement of objects and reasons for the Jan Lokpal Bill 2011 in India. It summarizes that corruption has become a major problem in India that existing anti-corruption institutions have failed to address. It aims to establish an independent Lokpal authority, as required by the UN Convention Against Corruption, to investigate and prosecute corruption cases against public officials and ensure transparency, accountability and public participation in its functioning. The bill seeks to provide independence to the anti-corruption machinery from undue influences to effectively tackle the menace of corruption.
This document is an assignment on corruption in Malaysia submitted by five students. It defines corruption and discusses types of corruption including systematic, individual, political, administrative, and professional corruption. It provides examples of recent corruption cases in Malaysia, such as the arrest of a fugitive accused of corruption and disciplinary action taken against a Kuala Lumpur City Hall officer involved in a corrupt contract. It concludes by outlining some ways to reduce corruption, such as ending impunity, empowering citizens, reforming public administration, promoting transparency, and the common man being the solution.
Systemic barriers to the fight against corruption newSYCHRISTO
The fight against corruption has become increasingly sophisticated and such demands a well-integrated, multidisciplinary
strategy. This has necessitated the establishment of anti-corruption institutions, agencies or
commissions which invariably have one or more of three functions: investigation and enforcement; corruption
prevention; and awareness and education. However in Ghana, despite the existence of anti-corruption
institutions, the perception of corruption has steadily increased to overwhelming levels. Why the increase in
corruption in the face of these anti-corruption institutions is the subject matter of this study. This study brings to
fore the systemic barriers, their frequency of occurrence and magnitude. This study aimed at identifying the
challenges that affect the effectiveness of these anti-corruption institutions in Ghana. The study was purposely
carried out within anti-corruption institutions in Ghana. A simple random probability sampling was employed in
sampling nine (9) anti-corruption institutions in the Ashanti Region of Ghana and questionnaires administered to
their administrative heads. Relative importance, frequency and severity equations were used to analyze and rank
the challenges affecting the work of these institutions. Lack of political will and inadequate leadership and
management with Relative importance Index RII of 0.9778 respectively were the two (2) most critical
challenges affecting the effectiveness of anti-corruption institutions in Ghana. Lack of donor initiatives with RII
of 0.6667 was considered as the least challenge. The most frequent challenge identified by the anti-corruption
agencies was the lack of budget and fiscal autonomy, with an index of 0.8148. In the face of these challenges,
the government of Ghana should improve upon its efforts at fighting corruption as it strengthens the various
anti-corruption institutions financially and logistically.
The algerian economy governed by black corruption an empirical study from 200...sissanim
Abstract
The main objective of this paper is to highlight the concept of corruption and analyses our cumulative knowledge about corruption’s effects on the economic growth in Algeria during the period 2002–2015. This article emphasizes the major source of corruption and how the quality of institutions and government policies could mitigate the risk of corruption or increase it. The findings also show the great role of free media in most developing countries which created a new tendency to talk about the effects of corruption especially in recent years. Using a multiple regression model, we find that a 1% decrease in the corruption index CPI level increases the GDP growth rate by approximately 2,005%. The analysis also revealed that there is a negative relationship between the country rank and the economic growth. Finally, the results suggest that more economic freedom, social and political stability lead to less corruption.
This document discusses the relationship between bad governance, corruption, and leadership failures in African countries. It provides empirical evidence that leadership changes are either frequent or infrequent, allowing leaders to govern without accountability for corrupt behavior. Weak institutions have been unable to control corruption, and many African countries have become highly corrupt. The document examines the historical leadership and corruption levels in 53 African countries since independence to argue that corruption stems from weak governance, undemocratic leaders, and institutional failures after countries gained independence.
Institutional Sources of Corruption in the Case of ArmeniaCRRC-Armenia
This document analyzes the relationship between perceptions of corruption in Armenia and three institutional sources: formal rules, informal rules, and enforcement mechanisms. Statistical models show perceptions of enforcement mechanisms and informal rules significantly correlate with perceived corruption, but not formal rules. Higher education levels also correlate with higher perceived corruption. The document recommends reforms like transparency laws and judicial reforms to strengthen enforcement mechanisms to reduce corruption by impacting informal norms.
This document discusses anti-corruption strategies in Afghanistan. It describes how corruption in Afghanistan has become systemic and entrenched. The High Office of Oversight was established as Afghanistan's main anti-corruption agency, but it and other institutions have been limited in their ability to curb corruption due to lack of capacity and unwillingness to prosecute high-level officials. Corruption is pervasive in the government and has undermined the justice system, natural resource management, donor funding, media oversight, and education system. Urgent reforms are needed to strengthen anti-corruption efforts.
This document provides an introduction to corruption and anti-corruption. It defines corruption as the misuse of entrusted power for private gain. It describes the objectives of the session as introducing corruption, describing types and forms of corruption, and identifying causes from political, economic, institutional and social perspectives. It then discusses interpretations of corruption, common types like grand and bureaucratic corruption, causes like political and economic factors, and goals of anti-corruption efforts.
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Introduction
Corruption is a significant crisis that kills the power of the constitution. Corruption diminishes the power of the society, economy, and social welfare of the nation. There are minimal chances of growth when corruption prevails. Thus, corruption is one of the biggest challenges facing the USA and is clearly shown by the form of administration. Factors that influence corruption is more, and the effect varies depending on the affected individuals. Typical corruption forms have taken way to inform of mishandling of policies, public funds misuse, and failure to submit to public growth projects. Current reports show that corruption is prevalent in many public sectors including but not limited to bribing of civil servants, misuse of political power, and bureaucrats using public power in the United States for a personal end.
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Fighting corruption is a challenging task because individuals involved have either political or economic power this providing ways to manipulate the will of the weak. Regardless the report highlights possible ways to solve the issue of corruption while giving recommendations for implementation. First, it is possible to address corruption by engaging the public. Teaching the public about the effect of corruption would help combat the problem. That is, each person should be encouraged to follow the norms of the society and laws of the land (Olaguer, 2006). Following stands of morality would ensure that each person is watchful of individuals’ behaviors. Also, the public should learn how to spot instances of corruption and take necessary action when necessary. When the public is knowledgeable about the consequences of corruption, it is easier to engage in public participation in fighting the epidemic.
Next, corruption can be eradicated by employing a legal strategy. The process involves engaging the law, the judiciary, press, the police, and the media. By creating certainty and involving the bodies mention, it would be easier to discriminate corruption through justice. The legislature should be encouraged to review the laws and make clear the aspect of corrupt and corruption. Although the process might require more time, it would help understand when an individual is convicted of corruption (Heimann et al., 2008). Furthermore, the public should have the power to report against corrupt individuals in society without fear. While the legislature revises the laws, judicial civil servants would have the ability to sentence people from various social classes irrespective of their impact on society.
Third, decentralization of power is an essential step towards fighting corruption in the USA. This would give way for more transparency in the public sectors, procurement process, and budget process should be passed through mass media.
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Corruption is a problem faced by both law enforcement and corrections personnel. Officers are exposed to situations outside their comfort level which can lead some to succumb to corruption. Common types of corruption include perjury, bribery, excessive force, and misuse of authority. In corrections, financial gain is often the main reason officers become involved in corruption. For police as well, corruption undermines the goals of the department and can increase crime rates. Recommendations to address corruption include more thorough prescreening of potential officers, community involvement through oversight boards, regular ethics training, and incentive pay for whistleblowers.
Corruption is a major problem in the Philippines that undermines good governance and economic development. The Philippines ranks poorly in international corruption indexes and surveys show that the public perceives widespread corruption, especially in revenue collection agencies and infrastructure projects. While the government expresses commitment to anti-corruption efforts, systemic and institutionalized corruption are entrenched issues according to analyses of the Philippine experience with monopolies of power, lack of transparency and accountability, and a culture where corrupt practices are socially accepted.
Combating corruption and fraud for sustainable developmen beyond audit proced...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a research journal article about combating corruption and fraud for sustainable development. The article discusses different theories and strategies used by fraudsters, and evaluates methods used to combat corruption in developed and developing countries beyond just audit procedures and rules. It proposes strategies that empower citizens to demand accountability from public officials. These strategies require changes to audit emphasis and some level of decentralization to be effective. The principles presented could be considered by donor agencies working in countries where corruption interferes with good governance.
This document appears to be a project report on the topic of whether corruption is morally bad but economically beneficial for a nation's prosperity. It includes an acknowledgements section, abstract, table of contents, and introduction. The introduction provides background on corruption in India, defines corruption, and outlines how the report will analyze corruption from an ethical and moral perspective. It will examine causes and effects of corruption and propose principles to reduce corruption by drawing from ethics, culture, and practices used in other countries.
Administrative Amp Financial Corruption In Developing Countries ( Case Of S...Dustin Pytko
This document summarizes the administrative and financial corruption in developing countries. It discusses the causes of corruption, which include weak ethical controls, difficult economic conditions, and low salaries for public employees. The types of corruption described are political, financial, and administrative. The effects of corruption include economic instability, obstructed growth and increased poverty, reduced service delivery, and undermined democracy. Corruption is more severe in developing countries due to weak civil institutions and authoritarian regimes. Administrative and financial corruption spread in developing countries due to political, economic, structural, and legal reasons. The impacts include draining wealth and resources and delaying construction and progress. Effective ways to reduce corruption include recognizing the problem officially and establishing independent oversight institutions.
This document summarizes a research paper on the impact of corruption on political stability in Nigeria and implications for reorienting political values. It finds that Nigerian politics has been characterized by unfulfilled promises, corruption, greed, violence, tribalism and intimidation compared to developed countries. Corruption manifests through fraud, embezzlement of public funds, inflated contracts, bribery and negatively impacts Nigeria's social, political and economic development, resulting in instability. The paper recommends ways to control corruption, including behavior modification, transparency in governance, political will, and sustaining democracy. It argues that diligent implementation of these recommendations could help Nigerians enjoy the benefits of democracy and development.
The survey found that Egyptians view economic issues like unemployment, prices, and poverty as the most important problems facing Egypt. They ranked problems with public services and infrastructure as second. Issues related to political reform and transparency were a lower priority. Egyptians had a more positive view of their own family's economic situation compared to Egypt's overall economic situation. However, they believed both Egypt's and their family's economic conditions were better three years ago compared to the present. Citizens were less pessimistic when assessing Egypt's future economic conditions compared to current conditions.
RESEARCHING THE EXPERIENCES OF SOME COUNTRIES ON ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS AND ...indexPub
Corruption is a long-standing social issue present in all countries, regardless of their political system or level of development. Corruption involves individuals in positions of power and authority exploiting their positions for personal gain. Common types of corruption include political corruption, administrative corruption, and economic corruption. Economic corruption occurs in economic management activities such as production, business, services, public asset procurement, and asset management, carried out by individuals with authority in state economic management or state-owned enterprises. Manifestations
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Corruption And Comparative Politics
In general, established democracies have lower levels of corruption than dictatorships and fledgling democracies (Montinola & Jackman, 2002; Warren, 2004). However, if the regime is democratic, this alone does not guarantee freedom from corruption (Kramer, 2018; Kube, 2017; Seldadyo & De Haan, 2011; Uslaner & Rothstein, 2016). Wajid khan gives an example, if a democracy lacks transparency in political or campaign finance, has outdated freedom of information laws, has inadequate protection against whistleblowers, or uses untrustworthy media, a democratic state may experience corruption.
Moreover, crime, or at least the perception thereof, tends to increase as countries develop democratic processes. Governments have often not developed effective anti-corruption and integrity mechanisms and are currently trapped in cycles of corruption and weak democratic institutions." Using a panel of 103 countries over five years, Sung (2004) found that corruption first decreased, then increased, and then decreased again in countries becoming more democratic.
That is a combination of growing economic opportunities in the form of achievable rents (Menes, 2006) and the inability of state agencies to establish adequate control and oversight mechanisms for these new opportunities (Schneider, 2007). Sandvig (2006) says that corruption increases in places undergoing "rapid change," such as rapidly developing economies, post-communist countries, or countries transitioning from authoritarian to democratic governments. I am explaining.
Wajid khan Mp says A particular incentive is increased uncertainty. Over time, corruption decreases as governments develop their institutions and capabilities. However, this is not inevitable, and research shows that corruption exists even in the most stable and prosperous democracies (Pring & Vushi, 2019; On critical reflection, see Stephenson, 2019). Therefore, even if democracy is viewed as the preferred anti-corruption system, it is not democracy.
However, specific political institutions, actors, and processes play the role of checks and balances, including the role played. This provides an anti-corruption effect—different political parties. Moreover, when discussing corruption and democracy, it is necessary to recognize that there are many different types of democratic systems around the world, ranging from liberal democracies to democratic socialism to direct and indirect democracies. I have.
Other democratic systems can have various forms and levels of corruption. Nonetheless, as discussed in more detail below, the risk of corruption is generally driven by informally defined executive powers, limited political pluralism, media control, human rights abuses, and militarization of regimes, high in authoritarian systems (or dictatorships) that tend to be characterized. These fe
PEOPLE AND CORRUPTION: ASIA PACIFIC – GLOBAL CORRUPTION BAROMETERMYO AUNG Myanmar
PEOPLE AND CORRUPTION: ASIA PACIFIC
Global Corruption Barometer
https://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/publication/people_and_corruption_asia_pacific_global_corruption_barometer
In the most extensive survey of its kind, we spoke to 21,861 people in 16 countries, regions and territories across the Asia Pacific region between July 2015 and January 2017 about their perceptions and experiences of corruption. The survey results show a great diversity in the corruption risks across the region, but in every country surveyed there is scope for improved approaches to corruption prevention.
https://www.transparency.org/files/content/publication/2017_GCB_AsiaPacific_CoreQuestionnaire_EN.pdf
PEOPLE AND CORRUPTION: ASIA PACIFIC – GLOBAL CORRUPTION BAROMETER
People and Corruption Asia Pacific – Global Corruption BarometerMYO AUNG Myanmar
The survey found that:
1) Few people across Asia Pacific think corruption is declining, with 40% saying it has increased in the last year. Police are seen as the most corrupt institution.
2) People are divided on if governments are effectively fighting corruption, with 50% saying they are doing a bad job and 41% saying good.
3) Over 900 million people paid bribes for public services, with bribery rates varying greatly between countries. India had the highest rate at 69% and Japan the lowest at 0.2%.
FRAUD BEHAVIOR IN VILLAGE FUND MANAGEMENT IN NORTH TIDORE DISTRICT: A PENTAGO...indexPub
This study was conducted to look at the factors that influence fraud behavior in village fund management based on the Pentagon fraud theory. Each factor is represented by proxies of external pressure, information system weaknesses (opportunities), organizational ethical culture (rationalization), intentions, as well as attitudes and behavioral controls (capability), and subjective norms (arrogance). The research sample was determined using the purposive sampling method, which consists of village equipment in Maitara.
POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT AND CORRUPTION PERCEPTION IN NIGERIA: AN EMPIRICAL ASSE...AJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT : The study investigates the relationship between Nigeria political environment and corruption
perception. The study covers the period from 1999 to 2019 using five indicators of political environment
namely, government effectiveness index, rule of law index, voice accountability index, political stability index
and political rights index. Corruption perception index is used as the dependent variable. The study uses Autoregressive Distributed Lags to analyse the relationship and the results show that out of the five indicators of
political environment, only political stability has significant impact on corruption perception in Nigeria. This
underscores the importance of the uninterrupted democracy being witness in Nigeria since 1999 in corruption
perception of the country. On the contrary, government effectiveness index, rule of law index, voice
accountability index and political rights index failed to have significant impacts on corruption perception and
control in Nigeria. The implication is that, with the current political environment in Nigeria, corruption
perception index of the country has continued to rise hence it means that the Nigeria political environment is
weak to have any significant effect on corruption control.
KEY WORDS: Political environment, Corruption perception, Empirical assessment
This document discusses responsible youth entrepreneurship and creating a culture of anti-corruption in the private sector. It provides background information on the global youth population and issues they face such as illiteracy, unemployment, and living on less than $1 per day. Corruption significantly impacts young people in their roles as students, workers, and citizens. The document outlines dimensions of good governance including transparency, accountability, democracy and outlines causes of corruption such as weak institutions and lack of oversight. It recommends understanding good governance and the role youth can play in promoting anti-corruption efforts through collective action plans.
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Corruption hurts the poor disproportionately by
diverting funds intended for development,
undermining a Government’s ability to provide
basic services, feeding inequality and injustice
and discouraging foreign aid and investment.
Corruption is a key element in economic
underperformance and a major obstacle to
poverty alleviation and development.
When examining the nature of corruption, it is important to
note that there are three theoretical explanations -
personalistic, institutional and systemic are used to put the
study of corruption in perspective. Personalistic or
individual explanations associate corruption with
individuals, who provided with enough opportunities, will
act corruptly and as such the phenomenon of corruption is
reduced to personalities. (Osei-Hwedie & Osei-Hwedie,
2000). According Institutional explanations, on the other
hand, regard corruption as deep-seated consequence of
loopholes, hidden dynamics, or unintended side effects
inherent in a country’s institutions and laws, rather than
merely the wrong doings of few bad individuals. (Kupedeh,
1995; Johnston, 2000). Lastly, Systemic explanations,
originating in the interaction between government and the
public, are the most comprehensive explanation as
corruption is regarded as a form of influence within the
political system, rather than the failing of individuals and
institutions. (Kupendeh, 1995). The systemic explanation
includes economic, social, political and administrative
factors that contribute to the emergence and growth of
corruption in a given setting. For the purpose this study
the conceptual framework centered on systemic
explanations was used to bear on the analysis of
corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa in general an in Eritrea in
particular. Recognizing corruption is complex
phenomenon having multiple causes, this article utilized a
holistic approach to examine the sum total of the
institutions and practices within a given country that
address aspects of maintaining the honesty and integrity
of government and private sector institutions.
Because of the limited previous research on corruption in
sub-Saharan Africa countries and the likelihood of the
differences among these countries, there is a need for
conducting studies of corruption at the country-level in
order to fully account for unique contextual factors.
Accordingly, this study started by reviewing the overall
corruption levels and the range of ant-corruption strategies
available for preventing and combating corruption in the
context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Then, data was analyzed
and presented by canvasing the opinions of 90 graduating
public administration University of Asmara students
regarding the extent, causes and possible cures of
corruption in Eritrea drawing on close-ended questionnaire
survey.
The findings of the indicate the majority of the respondents
regarded corruption as a serious problem in Eritrea
requiring the urgent attention of its leaders. A significant
majority of the respondents considered corruption in
Eritrea to be primarily driven by lack of adequate public
sector, pay, lack of meritocratic personnel policies, the
self-serving behavior of public officials and lack of
accountable/transparent political process. Moreover, the
surveyed University of Asmara students indicated strong
preference for civil service reforms (improved public sector
pay, heavy penalties and meritocratic personnel policies),
accountability reforms (anticorruption commission,
anticorruption legislation and the Auditor-General office)
and political reforms (respect for rule of law, visible
leadership and legislative oversight) to prevent emergence
of corruption at a grand scale in the country. Thus, the
study was designed to serve as diagnostic tool for
identifying and hopefully designing and implementing anti-
corruption measures that fit the specific environment of the
newly independent state of Eritrea. The survey evidence
gathered from prospective public administration university
students (destined to become the future public servants in
the government of Eritrea) was used as basis for
recommendations and further debate.
PURPOSE OF STUDY
This research upon which this article is based was
undertaken to achieve the following objectives:
• To explore the nature of corruption in Sub-Saharan in
Africa and the alternative anti-corruption reforms
available to fight corrupt practices in the region
• To assess the perception of Eritrean public
administration students regarding the extent or
pervasiveness of corruption in Eritrea
• To discover the views of Eritrean public administration
students on the main causes of corruption in Eritrea
• To discover the views of Eritrean public administration
students on the potential remedies for corruption in
Eritrea
• To identify anti-corruption reform priorities among
alternatives derived from anti-corruption theory as well
as local realities
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The research methodology relied on research questions
aimed at gauging Eritrean public administration students’
perceptions about the extent, causes and anti-corruption
reform priorities of corruption in the context of Eritrea. They
were as follows:
1. What is the prevalence of corruption in Eritrea as
perceived by Eritrean public administration students?
2. What are the causes of corruption in Eritrea as
perceived by Eritrean public administration students?
3. What are the perceptions of Eritrean public
administration students regarding anti-corruption
strategies that can be effective in curbing corruption in
Eritrea?
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4. What are the initiatives and concrete steps that need
to be taken on lesser and greater scales in Eritrea as
part of a sweeping public sector reforms according to
Eritrean public administration students?
5. What are the implications of the findings for Eritrea for
Sub-Saharan Africa in general?
Significance of the Study
Conducting survey research aimed at gauging the
perceptions of citizens, business people and public
officials regarding corruption in a country is important, not
only to contribute to understanding corruption, but to
reveal valuable insights to guide strategies and policy
frameworks to mitigate corruption (Kaluya and Elliot,
2018). Therefore, the primary purpose of the study was
to examine the perceptions of university students
regarding the pervasiveness, causes and remedies of
corruption in Eritrea. From the theoretical perspective the
study’s significance is two-fold: first, it makes a timely
contribution to the knowledge we have about corruption
and the ways of preventing/fighting corruption in
developing Sub-Saharan Africa with view of drawing
valuable lessons for the newly independent African
country of Eritrea. Second, the study provides an
important perspective from Eritrea that can be used in a
cross-country study of corruption that would be undertaken
in the near future. From the practical perspective the
study’s significance rests on its contribution to efforts
aimed at designing and implementing the relevant reforms
in the Eritrean public sector in the fight against corruption
in the country. Our knowledge about corruption in Eritrea
so far has been largely anecdotal. This empirical study of
corruption in Eritrea offers evidence for proposing concrete
policies that can be taken by Eritrean leaders to address
the problem of corruption.
Limitations of the Study
The limitations of the study are centered on two grounds.
First, the respondents were young university students
being trained for entry level government positions. Hence,
their experience with actual acts of corruption might be
minimum. There is greater likelihood their perceptions
regarding corruption in terms of its forms, pervasiveness
and causes might be impacted by the experiences of other
older people (family members, neighbors, friends and
classmates) in their surroundings. Second, the full picture
of corruption in a country can be presented only when the
surveys embrace the perceptions of business people, the
general public, public officials and country analysts. This
empirical study undertaken drawing on the perceptions of
university students is only a positive step in assessing the
state of corruption in Eritrea.
Portrait of Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa
The most widely used definition of corruption is provided
by the World Bank. Corruption is defined as corruption
“as the abuse of power for private gain” (World Bank,
1997a). The definition covers various forms of interaction
between public sector officials and other agents.
Sometimes, money is involved, such as in bribery or
kickbacks for public procurement contracts. In other cases,
private gain can be non-monetary, as in cases of
patronage or nepotism. (Kolstad et al, 2008). Corruption
is a problem for all countries; however, Africa is regarded
as least able to bear the heavy costs in view of the
continent’s debilitating poverty (Olowu,1999). The attempt
by Sub-Saharan countries to break the cycle of
underdevelopment has subverted by the high levels of
corruption in the region. (Nathniel, 2014). Sub-Saharan
Africa is very rich in resources but the sub-continent has
paradoxically remained the poorest due to unstable,
corrupt governments and dishonest leaders. (Kimaro,
2014). Nathniel (2014) asserts that Africa is rich in natural
resources, however the proceeds from the sales of these
natural resources to other countries are mismanaged by
African leaders through corrupt process citing for instance
that Nigerian leaders had stolen more than 400 Billion US
dollars from oil revenue alone between in the country’s
independence in October of 1960 and 2006. According to
one official of the Word Bank corruption has been dubbed
as the “Aids of democracy” for developing countries
including the majority of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Empirical research to measure corruption is quite a new
undertaking that only began in earnest in 1993 with the
establishment of Transparency International, a civil society
organization dedicated to curbing both national and
international corruption and the widespread application of
corruption indices developed by Transparency
International (TI).The Corruption Perception Index (CPI),
which was introduced in 1995 by Transparency
International, is a composite index, drawing on 16 surveys
from 8 independent institutions. The surveys embrace the
perceptions of business people, the general public and
country analysts. The CPI ranks countries in terms of the
degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among
politicians and bureaucrats. The Berlin-based
Transparency International annually develops the global
Corruption Perception Index (CPI) based on a score of
zero to 100 (zero being highly “corrupt” and 100 being
highly “clean”). The 2018 CPI depicts a disturbing picture
about the pervasiveness of corruption in the world and
especially in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Two out of three countries score less than 50 out of a
clean score of 100 in the CPI 2018, which reflects
perceived level of corruption among politicians and
public officials in 120 countries.
• Five out of ten developing countries scored less than
30 out of 100, indicating a high level of corruption
• Sub-Saharan Africa is the lowest scoring region on the
index with average score 32 out of a clean score of
100
• Only eight out of forty-nine countries in the Sub-
Saharan Africa region scored above the global
average score of 43. Simply translated 88% of the
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Sub-Saharan African countries score below the global
average score of 43.
• Five out of the ten bottom scoring with highest
perceived corruption are found in Sub-Saharan Africa
Table 1: A partial profile of corruption around the world
(2018 rankings)
Least Corrupt (in
descending order)
Most Corrupt (in
descending order)
New Zealand Somalia
Denmark South Sudan
Norway Syria
Finland Afghanistan
Switzerland Yemen
Singapore Sudan
Sweden Libya
Canada Guinea Bissau
Luxemburg Equatorial Guinea
Netherlands North Korea
United Kingdom Venezuela
Germany Iraq
Source: (Transparency International, 2018).
Corruption is perceived to be pervasive Somalia, South
Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Guinea
Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, North Korea, Venezuela and
Iraq with a score of less than 20 in the current index.
(Transparency International, 2018). Denmark and New
Zealand top the index with 88 and 87 points respectively.
Somalia and South Sudan and Syria are at the bottom of
index, with 10, 13 and 13 points, respectively. The highest
scoring region is Western Europe, with an average score
of 66, while the lowest scoring region is Sub-Saharan
Africa with an average score of 32. Forty Sub-Saharan
African countries of the total forty-nine (that is more than
80% of countries) scored below the global average of 43.
However, all is not doom and gloom in the region as
Seychelles (score=66), Botswana (score=66), Cape Verde
(score=61), Ruanda (score=57), Namibia (score=53),
Mauritius (score=51), Sao Tome and Principe (score=46),
and Senegal (score=45) have registered above the global
average of 43. South Africa considered one of the
powerhouses in the region managed to score 43 the same
as the global average.
The brazen theft of the much-needed resources in Sub-
Saharan African countries is well-documented. According
to Ayitttey (2000) the massive amount of the region’s
resources looted by its unscrupulous heads of the state
are presented below:
Table 2: Looting of National Wealth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Name Country Fortune in
USD
General Sani Abacha (Late) Nigeria $20 billion
President H. Boigny (Late) Ivory Cost $6 billion
General Ibrahim Babangida Nigeria $5 billion
President Mobutu Sese Seko Zaire $ 4 billion
President Mousa Traore Mali $ 2 billion
President Henri Bedie Ivory Cost $300 million
President Dennis N’guesso Congo $200 million
President Omar Bongo (Late) Gabon $ 80 million
President Paul Biya Cameroon $70 million
President Haile Mariam
(Deposed)
Ethiopia $30 million
President Hissene Habre
(Late)
Chad $3 million
Source: Ayittey (2000).
Thus, a large number of Sub-Saharan Africa governments
have designed and implemented various anti-corruption
reforms in recognition of the pervasiveness and the
destructive consequences of corruption albeit with dismal
record of success. This article identified and discussed the
main anti-corruption reforms available in the fight against
corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa with the aim of prioritizing
those reforms that fit the country-specific conditions in
Eritrea.
Alternative Anti-Corruption Strategies
At the outset the study underlined that corruption has
various causes, manifestations, and consequently the
tools for combating corruption are also numerous.
Moreover, curbing corruption is exceedingly complex
because it is not practiced by trespassers and outsiders.
(Asea, 2018). Instead, it is often institutionalized within
government agencies that ensure that corrupt activities are
continued and reinforced. Individuals with good intentions
cannot easily revoke the system. (Asea, 2018).
Transparency International (2000) argues that there is no
one sure approach to preventing/combating corruption,
rather anti-corruption initiatives that are multi-pronged and
inclusive are needed. To address the problem of
corruption effectively a holistic approach is needed that
includes each of the institutions (pillars) from the
executive, legislative, and judiciary, to the private sector,
the media and civil society organizations, the various
institutional inter-relationships and the equilibrium of the
system as a whole. (World Bank, 1997b). The National
Integrity System (NIS) comprises the principle governance
institutions in a country that are responsible for the fight
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against corruption. (Transparency International, 2000).
These institutions – or ‘pillars’ –comprise the executive,
legislature, judiciary, the public sector, the main public
watchdog institutions (e.g. supreme audit institution, law
enforcement agencies), as well as political parties, the
media, civil society and business as the primary social
forces which are active in the governance arena.
(Transparency International, 2000). Thus, this study
applied twenty-nine types of anticorruption reforms
grouped into four broad categories. The four categories of
anticorruption reforms are: Market/Economic Reforms,
Administrative/Bureaucratic Reforms, Accountability/
Transparency Enhancing Reforms, and Democratic
Accountability Enhancing Reforms. While not claiming
to present an exhaustive list of the tools for fighting
corruption, the article discussed the main strategies at the
heart of a credible, effective corruption fighting effort.
1. Economic/Market Reforms
These reforms involve economic liberalization designed to
promote a vibrant private sector and reduce public sector
waste. The principal aims economic/market reforms are to
attack the influence of powerful elites in the decisions and
policymaking of the state, the so-called “state capture” and
promote the creation of fair, competitive, honest and
transparent private sector. (World Bank, 2010). Under
economic/market reforms there are five approaches:
Program Elimination – By reducing or eliminating
government programs which present opportunities for
corruption and are a source of waste, corruption can be
minimized (USAID Handbook, 2002). Rose-Ackerman
(1997) points that the most obvious economic approach is
simply to eliminate government programs that are
permeated with corruption. If the state has no authority to
restrict export or license businesses, no one will pay bribes
in those areas. If a subsidy program is eliminated, the
bribes that accompanied it will disappear. If price controls
are lifted, market prices will express scarcity values, not
bribes. (Rose-Ackerman, 1997).
Privatization – Privatization of state-run enterprises and
services can curb corruption because private sector
accounting methods and competitive market pressures
reduce the opportunities for wrongdoing and make it more
difficult to hide. (Pope, 1999). By removing the
government from economic activities, privatization
eliminates opportunities for recurrent corrupt dealing in
employment, procurement, and financing contracts
(USAID Handbook, 2002). However, Pope (1999) argues
that the benefits of privatization must be weighed against
the possible adverse effects of privatization:
unemployment of civil servants and the risk of private
sector monopolies.
Deregulation - It offers a more straightforward means to
limit state authority by eliminating tariffs, quotas, exchange
rate controls, and permit requirements thereby stripping
officials of the power to extract bribes. Deregulation can
help reduce the discretionary power of politicians, but only
if this reform is undertaken in a transparent and non-
discriminatory way; otherwise we run the risk that the
deregulation reform process itself will be corrupted.
(Mollah & Uddin, 2002).
Tax Reforms – Mollah & Uddin (2002) point that
corruption in customs and tax administration lowers
government revenues, creates a distorted private sector
environment and is often is linked with smuggling and
organized crime. By simplifying and streamlining the tax
code of a country, corruption is minimized as the tax laws
become uncomplicated and predictable. The World Bank
(2010) argues that in most cases tax reforms that eliminate
multiple rates and exemptions and limit the discretionary
powers of tax officials help reduce corruption. However,
the World Bank warns that tax rates that exceed taxpayer’s
view as legitimate or what the tax office can administer
encourage the growth of the informal economy and
induce tax evasion and the corruption of tax officials.
Competitive Service Provision – Competition in public
service reduces opportunity for corruption by removing the
monopoly power of any on government office. In so doing,
it discourages extortion since customers can take their
business to a competing office when confronted with
irregular demands or service. (USAID Handbook, 2002).
Accordingly overlapping jurisdictions, in the case of motor
vehicle bureaus or passport agencies, or private and
public provision of service, in the case of mail delivery or
trash removal, are two ways of instituting competition in
public service.
2. Administrative/Bureaucratic Reforms
These reforms encompass civil service reforms designed
to enhance the performance of the government
bureaucracy. They include:
Codes of Ethics–Codes of ethics generally refer to rules
and regulations designed to achieve a type of public
servant who is vigilant, upright, honest and just. (Hope et
al., 2000). These rules and regulations governing ethical
behavior on the part of public servants are concerned with
prohibiting conflict of interest and self-dealing,
encouraging political and other forms of partiality, and
(increasingly) service to the community
Public Procurement Reform – Few activities create great
temptation or offer more opportunities than public
procurement where every level of government and every
kind of government organization purchase goods and
services, often in quantities and monetary amounts that
defy comprehension. (TI Source Book, 2000). Competitive
public procurement limits the authority of the government
officials thereby guarding against corruption. Competitive
procurement removes personal discretion from the
selection of government suppliers and contractors by
prescribing an open bidding process.
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Meritocratic Personnel Policy– A key part of
administrative reforms is the institution of meritocratic
system for appointment, promotion, and evaluation of civil
service personnel and when feasible, establish an
independent civil service oversight body. (Mollah & Uddin,
2002). Hiring decisions should be based on merit and
qualification, and senior positions should be awarded only
to candidates who have distinguished themselves and
possess the ability and expertise to perform the duties
assigned to them (Mbaku, 1998). Mbaku (1998) asserts
that civil service positions should not be used as rewards
for political support or swapped for bribes, or used to meet
obligations to one’s ethnic cleavage. The practice of
political patronage in public administration continues to be
a source of corruption in many developing countries for
political patronage undermines continuity development
standards, institutional values, and institutional memory in
the public sector. (Mollah & Uddin, 2002).
Improved Public Sector Pay– Long term anti-corruption
initiatives should incorporate the review of public sector
salaries with view to increasing them. (Mullinge &
Lesetedi, 2002). In the majority of Sub-Saharan African
countries civil servant are poorly paid opening the door for
corrupt practices presumably to augment insufficient
wages.
Administrative Efficiency–Improving work methods and
procedures to reduce delay help minimize the
opportunities for corrupt practices. (Stapenhurst and
Langseth, 1997). Public officials may raise a firm’s costs
by introducing delays and unnecessary requirements as a
way of inducing payoffs, for instance, in contracting and
auctioning or in administering regulatory and tax laws.
(Rosen-Ackerman, 1999).
Decentralized Decision Making – Decentralization
assigns decision making authority to local government that
can evaluate the needs of local citizens and their
satisfaction with the services delivered, it removes the
information asymmetry between bureaucrats and the
politicians that appoint them. (Bardahan & Mookherjee,
2000). Bardahan and Mookherjee (2000) point that
decentralization can reduce corruption in the service
delivery system inherent in traditionally centralized
systems, particularly in developing countries, where
central government lack information necessary to monitor
the performance of bureaucrats entrusted with local
service delivery. However, in countries where the capacity
and accountability of sub-national government is weak and
where there are no safeguards against the manipulation of
municipal assets and enterprises for the private gain of
local officials, decentralization can actually increase
corruption. (Mollah & Uddin, 2002). Thus, the success of
decentralized decision making in the fight against
corruption will depend on how responsive and answerable
local-level structures are to the populations they serve.
(Ruzindawa, 1999).
Financial Management System – The scope of financial
management responsibilities in government or business
include funding, custodial, analytical, and reporting
function among other elements. The following tasks
characterize financial management systems in both
sectors:
• analyzing and assessing the financial management
decision both prior and subsequent to implementation
• ensuring the necessary cash flow to finance planned
activities and operations
• safeguarding resources through appropriate financial
controls
• providing financial framework for planning future
activities and operations
• managing transaction processing systems which
produce information for the control of planned
activities and operations
• paying attention to the concepts of efficiency and
effectiveness and
• reporting and interpreting the results of activities and
operation measures in financial terms and thereafter
ex post audit and evaluation
Heavy Penalties for Corrupt Behavior –Applying
sanctions to corrupt acts is an important step towards
establishing accountability. In large part, sanctions are
centered on legislation that criminalizes corruption. The
whole aim of imposing stiff penalties is to make corruption
a high-risk activity. The absence of stiffer penalty corrupt
culprits in Africa has failed to produce the deterrence
needed to discourage those looking for to corruption as a
“lucrative venture”. Hence, heavy penalties are
recommended especially for the high-profile cases of
corruption, including longer prison sentences, confiscation
and forfeiture of all the assets and payment for
compensations for indulging in corruption to the state in
proportion to the offence committed. (Memo, 2016).
3. Accountability/Transparency Enhancing Reforms
These reforms include measure designed to open up the
work of government to public scrutiny as way of holding
public officials answerable for their actions. They include:
Auditor-General Office – The Supreme Audit institution
is responsible for auditing the state’s income and
expenditure, and a watch-dog over its financial integrity.
As an external auditor acting on behalf of the tax-payer and
his/her representatives in parliament, it essential that the
Auditor-General is not appointed by the government and
that he/she enjoys appropriate tenure of office.
Anti-Corruption Legislation –Anti-corruption laws work
to deter corrupt actions, prosecute and resurrect a sense
of justice, which has become a rare commodity in
endemically corrupt countries. (Mollah & Uddin, 2002).
Laws to fight corruption should not only embrace the
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criminal law but should include laws governing access to
information, freedom of expression and a free media.
Honest/Effective Police – Hope et al. (1999) point out
that independent mechanisms should be implemented to
increase the likelihood of corruption being detected and
punished. Investigators, prosecutors, and adjudicators
must be able to perform their professional duties in a
transparently independent fashion and enforce the rule of
law against al who breach it, whatever their position.
(Hope et al.1999)
Anti-Corruption Commission – As corrupt practices
become even more sophisticated, conventional law
enforcement agencies are less placed to detect and
prosecute corruption cases. Specialized and independent
anti-corruption agencies present the advantage of being
exclusively devoted to fighting corruption. Such
commission should have preventive and educational
components, as well as the ability to gather intelligence,
process complaints, and advise government and private
agencies. (Kupendeh, 1995).
Independent/Free Judiciary – An independent, impartial
and informed judiciary holds a central place in the
realization of just, honest, open and accountable
government. (TI Source Book, 2000) In order to hold
public officials accountable to anti-corruption laws,
judiciaries need independence from the executive branch
as well as institutional capacity. Langeth et al., (1999)
argue that the judiciary itself must be subject to high ethical
standards.
Independent/Free Media – Availability of information is a
prerequisite for the creation of an informed public,
empowered to participate meaningfully in public debate
and to hold those who govern accountable. A free and
independents media, accountable and ethical media
whose status is protected by the law and who is not
susceptible to political or otherwise opportunistic
leadership can assume an important watchdog function
and act as agent of awareness. (TI Source Book, 2000).
Whistleblowing Protection Laws –Pope (1999) argues
that efficient channels for complaints should be
established for both whistleblowers within government and
members of the public, because it is essential that neither
feels unnecessarily exposed to reprisals. In addition, that
when necessary, physical protection of key informants
should be provided, whether inside or outside the country
(Pope, 1999)
Asset/Income Disclosure - Financial disclosure laws
improve accountability by enhancing the transparency of
the officials’ finances. These laws require public officials
to declare their assets and incomes and so act as a
deterrent to profiting through corruption. Laws on
obligatory disclosure of should be enacted and enforced
covering all public servants including the president, vice
president, ministers, members of parliaments and other
high-ranking civil servants when entering into office, while
in office (annually) and when leaving office. (Mulinge &
Lesetedi, 2002). Provisions requiring disclosure of officials’
incomes and assets can contribute to anti-corruption
efforts both in the judicial realm and the court of public
opinion (Johnston, 2000).
4. Democratic accountability Enhancing Reforms
These reforms refer to constraints placed on the behavior
of public officials by organizations and constituencies with
the power to apply sanctions on them. As political
accountability increases, the costs of public officials taking
decisions that benefit their private interests at the expense
of broader public interest also increases, thus working as
a deterrent/incentive to corrupt practices. Democratic
accountability enhancing reforms include:
Political Competition – Free and fair elections provide an
important mechanism for holding public officials
accountable as citizens can withhold votes from
incumbents as a sanction against corruption, and elect
opposition candidates denouncing such dealings. Open
and competitive politics can be effective force supporting,
and rewarding, good public management or at least
penalizing those governments that fail to control
corruption. (Johnston, 2000). An increase in political and
electoral competition (i.e. democratization) has widely
been assumed to help reduce corruption. Countries that
have had democratic systems of government for a long
time do tend to have lower levels of corruption (but it is
difficult to distinguish clearly between greater prosperity
and longer histories of democratic regimes, as the two tend
to go hand in hand). (Kolstad et al., 2008).
Transparency in Party Financing–Many countries have
established partial public funding of political in order to
reduce the scope for private interests to “buy interest and
also to impose limits on spending, because of the
electorate’s resistance to excessive public expenditure.
((Mollah & Uddin, 2002). Mollah and Uddin (2002) also
point that setting up an authoritative and independent
electoral commission responsible for the integrity of all
issues regarding party financing can ensure oversight.
Campaign finance poses a particular challenge for fairness
regarding elections. For this reason, campaign reforms
that limit or regulate donations, require disclosure of funds,
provide free television time, and eliminate off-budget
government funding sources are an important component
of accountability.
Oversight by NGOs–The World Bank defines non-
government organizations or NGOs as the myriad of
organizations, some of them formally constituted, and
some of them informal that are largely independent of
government, that are characterized primarily by
humanitarian or cooperative, rather than commercial
objective, and that generally seek to relieve suffering,
promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment,
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provide basic social services, or undertake community
development. NGOs can play an important role in their
community level work in establishing norms in the way
elected officials should properly behave and illustrating the
difference between the ways the NGOs own officers
behave and the ways in which government officials
behave. (TI Source Book, 2000). NGOs have the potential
to extend citizen empowerment by reducing the economic
and political vulnerabilities of grassroots communities and
serving as watchdogs over corrupt officials. ((Mulinge &
Lesetedi, 2002)
Legislative Oversight – Legislative Oversight provides a
powerful check on executive authority, enhancing
accountability where a dominant executive branch might
otherwise operate with impunity. According to Robert
Williams (1987) corruption in Africa is primarily located in
the executive branch of the government for the obvious
reason that the legislative and judicial branches have
generally lost whatever power they may have once
possessed. To be effective legislatures require such
resources as a technically competent staff, strong
committees, budgetary independence, significant
oversight powers, and a constitutional role in approving
political appointments. (Mbaku, 1998).
Respect for Rule of Law–The term “rule of law” embodies
basic principle of equal treatment of all people before the
law, and both constitutional and actual guarantees for
basic human rights. In effect no public official however big
he/she may be should be above the law. A predictable
legal system with faire, transparent, and effective judicial
institutions is essential to the protection of citizens against
the arbitrary use of state authority and lawless acts of both
organizations and individuals.
Disclosure of Election Results – Accurate and timely
disclosure of elections results at all levels of government
provides for the transparency of the election process, in
particular during counting and tabulating of the results to
ensure full accountability. An independent electoral
commission composed of commissioners drawn from
across spectrum of politics, civil society and gender should
be responsible for the conduct of the whole election
process.
The Ombudsman – The Ombudsman constitutes an
office which, independently of the executive, receives
complaints about maladministration. It gives individuals
the opportunity to have decisions which affect them to be
reviewed by an independent and expert body, without the
expenses and delays of court proceedings. The primary
function of the ombudsman is to examine two kinds of
matters. The first are decisions, processes,
recommendations, and acts of omission that are contrary
to law, rules and regulations; that depart from established
practice or procedure; or that are perverse, arbitrary,
unjust, biased, oppressive, discriminatory, or motivated by
bribery, jobbery, favoritism, nepotism, or administrative
excesses. The second are cases of neglect, inattention,
delay, or discharge of duties and responsibilities. (Langeth
et al., 1999).
Visible Leadership Commitment – Successful anti-
corruption initiative requires a visionary leader, or
“champion,” who recognizes the high costs of venal
bureaucracy.
While focusing on the causes and consequences of
corruption, the limited research so far undertaken does not
adequately address the effectiveness of anti-corruption
strategies. However, the role of anti-corruption agencies in
Singapore and Hong Kong, the role of merit-based
recruitment in Singapore, modest gains made by sweeping
public sector reforms in Botswana and Ghana towards
controlling corruption have been well-documented.
Moreover, the lessons learned from around the world and
especially from Africa are that well-publicized but, poorly
organized, and halfheartedly implemented anti-corruption
drives do not work. Presumably, successful campaigns
must also be based on approaches that reflect the values
and preference of leaders in the countries in question. The
fact remains the causes of corruption are multi-faceted, the
consequences manifold – so must be a strategy trying to
address it. Every effort should be made to match
corruption fighting strategies with the specific causes of
corruption rather than the symptoms of corruption.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The study used survey research as data collecting
strategy. The instrument used in collecting data for this
study was questionnaire method where close-ended
questions were asked in a questionnaire that was self-
administered by the respondents. A questionnaire was
administered to the sample of 102 respondents
(graduating Public Administration University students)
selected from the total population of 625 graduating
students at the College of Business and Economics,
University of Asmara in the year 2018. The response rate
was 90 out of 102 questionnaires distributed or 88%.
The researcher took a great deal of time and effort to
ensure the proper administration of the questionnaire by
handing the questionnaire to each respondent and
collecting it personally. To ensure anonymity and
confidentiality, each subject was represented by a coded
number, with no references to name or position and each
questionnaire was collected in a sealed envelope. Thus,
nobody can identify or make connection between the
identity of the subject and his/her responses. The
researcher personally distributed and collected the
questionnaire to ensure secure transport.
The questionnaire consists of seven sections covering the
following areas:
1. Demographic data (age, sex, and education)
2. Perceptions of the extent of corruption and attitudes
about the potential seriousness of corruption and the
importance of reform.
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3. Views about the potential causes of corruption in
Eritrea
4. Attitudes towards market reforms as corruption
fighting tools
5. Attitudes towards administrative reforms as corruption
fighting tools
6. Attitudes towards accountability /transparency
measures as corruption fighting tools
7. Attitudes towards democratic accountability measures
as corruption fighting tools.
The population under consideration was all 625 graduating
students at the College of Business and Economics,
University of Asmara in the year 2018. Purposive
sampling technique was be used to ensure a desirable
group of respondents based on nature of the research
aims. Accordingly, care was taken to ensure that
respondents, in this case the Public Administration
graduating students, believed to contribute to the
understanding of anti-corruption strategies of the country
were included in the sample. This cohort of graduating
public administration students who would be occupying
entry level civil service jobs was considered valuable
source of corruption related knowledge relevant to the
objective of the study. Purposive sampling of the
homogenous type focuses on candidates who share
similar traits or specific characteristics. For example,
participants in homogenous sampling would be similar in
terms of ages, education, cultures, jobs or life experiences.
The idea is to focus on this precise similarity and how it
relates to the topic being researched. (Ilker et al, 2015)
The unit of analysis is the individual graduating public
administration student, more specifically, a total of 90
respondents that participated in the administration of the
questionnaire survey. Out of 102 sample of respondents
selected 90 were willing to fill the questionnaires.
Respondents’ Characteristics
The following table shows the characteristics of the 90
Public Administration graduating students that participated
in the study.
Table 3: Respondents Characteristics
Frequency Percent N = 90
Sex Male 57 63.3
Female 33 36.7
Age 17-20 20 22.2
21-24 38 42.2
25-28 13 14.4
29-32 13 14.4
33-36 6 6.7
>36 -
Education 2-Year College 49 54.4
4-Year College 41 43.6
Out of the 90 respondents 63.3% were males while 36.7
were females. 54.4% of the respondents (University of
Asmara students) were about to complete a two-year
Public Administration program, and 43.6% of the
respondents to finalize a four-year Public Administration
program. In terms of age the majority of respondents
(64.4%) were aged under 25 years old with the age bracket
21-24 years including 44.4% of the total surveyed. This is
reflective of the age for university students in Eritrea. The
data was collected in June of 2018 before the students
graduated from their respective programs.
The data analysis procedures consisted of frequency and
cross-tabs. Cross-tabs are utilized to present descriptive
statistics that can help us to answer many of the research
questions. The study employed the descriptive survey
method which, according to Ary and Razaviah (2010) lacks
predictive power since the research may discover and
describe “what is” and unable to predict “what would be.”
RESULTS AND ANALYSIS
Extent of corruption in Eritrea
Respondents were asked to rate government corruption
on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 corresponds to “non-existent”
and 5 corresponds to “extremely prevalent” for the years
2015 and 2018 respectively.
The responses for 2015 and 2018 are shown in the table
below:
Table 4: Perception of government corruption for the
years 2015 and 2018
Non-
existent
Minimal Moderate Prevalent Extremely
Prevalent
Year
2015
6.7% 45% 38.9% 7.8% 1.1%
Year
2018
0% 24.2% 42.2% 26.7% 5.6%
For year 2015 more than half or 52.6% of the respondents
think that corruption in Eritrea ranges between none to
minimal. However, in 2018 only 24.2% the respondents
think that corruption in Eritrea ranges between none to
minimal. Again, 68.9% of the respondents perceive the
existence of corruption to be moderate/prevalent for the
year 2018 as opposed to the 46% of the respondents for
the year 2015. This may be as interpreted as a significant
increase in perceived corruption in Eritrea in the three
years according to the participants of the study.
Survey Results on the Causes of corruption in Eritrea
The respondents were asked to rate the causes of
corruption in Eritrea on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1
corresponds to “very unimportant cause” and 5
corresponds to “very important cause. The results are
shown in the table below:
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Table 5: Survey Results of Causes of Corruption
Causes of Corruption Average (Mean) Rank
1 Lack of meritocratic personnel policies 4.62 1
2 Low salary of public officials 4.49 2
3 Self-serving attitudes of public officials 4.31 3
4 Lack of accountable/transparent political system 3.94 4
5 lack of independent/free judiciary 3.67 5
6 Lack of effective corruption reporting system 3.64 6
7 Lack of independent/free media 3.54 7
8 Poor economic policies 3.20 8
9 Overloaded administrative agencies 2.41 9
10 Foreign interests 1.81 10
11 Customs that encourage corrupt behavior 1.40 11
The clearest finding is that the weaknesses in the civil
service personnel system are viewed as the most
important causes of corruption. Lack of meritocratic
personnel policies and lack of adequate pay and ranked
first and second ranked in the top five leading causes of
corruption in Eritrea. Lack of meritocratic personnel
policies that include politically motivated hiring, patronage,
and lack of clear rules on promotions and hiring can help
in explaining why some bureaucracies are more corrupt
than others. (Tanzi, 1998)
The third ranking factor is the self-serving aptitudes of
public officials indicating greedy and unscrupulous
individuals are contributing to the perceived corruption in
government. Hence, it refers to the personal
characteristics of some corrupt public officials serving in
the government of Eritrea.
The fourth ranking factor lack of accountable/transparent
political system can be explained in part by the infancy of
the political institutions in Eritrea. The legal framework for
the formation and finance of political parties is still nascent,
national elections are still pending (owing to the 1998-2000
war with Ethiopia,) and the media remains largely
government controlled. However, after the signing of
peace agreement between and Ethiopia in 2018 after 20
years of no war no peace the urgency for the heralding of
political competition or multi-party democracy, the
introduction of vibrant private media and the political
participation of citizenry through regular parliamentary and
presidential elections becomes much more felt than before
.Eritrea can learn valuable lessons from the small
comparable Sub-Saharan countries of Botswana and
Namibia characterized by dominant party led governments
that have consistently maintained a reputation for
cleanliness and democratization at the regional and global
stage. Strengthening democracy to enhance executive
accountability to the legislature, and independent judiciary
and decentralized government; nurturing a vibrant
opposition; allowing the free flow of public information and
introducing transparent procedures are all vital elements
for showing demonstrable political will and developing a
culture of honest government. (Geingob, 2004).
The fifth ranking factor is lack of effective corruption
reporting system. In the context of Eritrea this can be
seen as the absence of rules and regulations, procedures,
and stuff members who are trusted for reporting suspected
corruption on the part of public officials as well as absence
of fully-fledged anti-corruption body that can investigate
reports of corruption. The fact that customs/culture is seen
at the bottom of the list of the causes of corruption is a
testimony to the fact that the Eritrean culture is indeed
plays a discouraging role with respect to corruption.
Visiting journalists and diplomats frequently hail the “anti-
corruption culture” present in Eritrea.
In conclusion, according to the respondents the leading
factors that contribute to corruption are weakness in pay
and in personnel system, deficiencies in individual
attitudes and values, lack of transparency and
accountability in the larger political processes and lack of
corruption reporting system. The first and second factors
deal with public organizational systems – either the need
for incentives and supportive regulations or the need for
detection and presumably punishment. The third leading
factor deals with individual shortcomings while the fifth
leading factor applies to the political system as a whole.
Survey Results on Effectiveness of Economic/Market
Reforms
The effectiveness of reform strategies was measured by a
ten-point scale. One point indicated not at all effective
while ten points indicated the most effective strategy.
Overall, the results presented in the table below show that
officials perceive weak to moderate effectiveness of
economic/market reforms in fighting corruption. If a score
of 8.0 or higher is chosen as a standard for highly effective
approaches, then none of these strategies meets the test.
Table 6: Survey Results on Effectiveness of Economic/
Market Reforms
Economic/Market Strategy Mean Rank
1 Competitive Service provision 7.71 1
2 Privatization 7.46 2
3 Deregulation 5.75 3
4 Tax reforms 5.61 4
5 Program elimination 5.33 5
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The findings shown below clearly indicate that officials rate
the effectiveness of administrative/bureaucratic reforms in
fighting corruption in Eritrea to be very high. The ranking
of improved public pays in the top three is indicative about
the role of adequate salary in maintaining a clean civil
service. Four of these strategies meet the high
effectiveness test average score of 8.
Table 7: Survey Results on Effectiveness of
Administrative/Bureaucratic Reforms
Administrative/Bureaucratic Strategy Mean Rank
1 Improved public sector pay 8.89 1
2 Heavy penalties for corrupt behavior 8.70 2
3 Meritocratic personnel policy 8.69 3
4 Code of ethics 8.19 4
5 Financial management system 7.24 5
6 Public procurement 6.62 6
7 Administrative efficiency 6.0 7
8 Decentralized decision making 5.53 8
It seems clear that when Eritrean officials think about
measures to combat corruption, they focus much more on
public administration reform rather than reforms in the
economic or market area. This represents a traditional
public administration focus rather than a NPM focus. The
leading four administrative reforms recommended by the
respondent including improved public sector pay, heavy
penalties for corrupt behavior, meritocratic personnel
policy and code of ethics pass the threshold of average
score of 8. These findings clearly indicate that respondent
believe bureaucratic reforms in the Eritrean government
are past due.
Survey Results on Effectiveness of Accountability
/Transparency Enhancing Reforms:
The survey results indicate that officials the effectiveness
of accountability/transparency enhancing reforms in
fighting corruption to range from moderate to high. The
top three highly effective accountability/transparency
enhancing strategies are anti-corruption commission, anti-
corruption legislation, and the auditor-general office.
Table 8: Survey Results on Effectiveness of
Accountability/Transparency Enhancing Reforms
Accountability/Transparency Enhancing
Strategy
MeanRank
1 Anti-corruption commission 8.70 1
2 Anti-corruption legislation 8.47 2
3 Auditor-general office 8.0 3
4 Honest/effective police 7.49 4
5 Asset/income disclosure 7.07 5
6 Independent/free Judiciary 7.0 6
7 Independent/free media 6.45 7
8 Whistleblowing protection laws 6.15 8
The leading highly ranked corruption fighting tools aim at
enhancing accountability and transparency whose scores
exceed the acceptable average of 8 are the in government
are the legal framework criminalizing corrupt acts, strong
credible specialized agency to detect and punish corrupt
behavior, and auditing body that monitors the incomes and
expenditure of government bodies. Experience in
countries such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Botswana,
Chile, Poland, and Uganda suggest that institutions
dedicated to the fight against corruption (specialized
anticorruption commissions or agencies) have
demonstrated remarkable success in reducing corruption
in the public sector. (Geingob, 2004).
Survey Result on Effectiveness of Political
Accountability Enhancing Reforms:
The survey finding indicate that officials see the
effectiveness of political accountability enhancing reforms
ranges from weak to very high. Respect for rule of law,
visible leadership and legislative score very high on
effectiveness while oversight by NGOs is rated as having
the weakest effectiveness in fighting corruption.
Table 9: Survey Result on Effectiveness of Political
Reforms
Political Accountability Enhancing
Strategy
Mean Rank
1 Respect for rule of law 8.58 1
2 Visible leadership commitment 8.4 2
3 Legislative oversight 8.08 3
4 Political competition 7.65 4
5 Transparency in party financing 5.97 5
6 The Ombudsman 5.74 6
7 Disclosure of election results 5.11 7
8 Oversight by NGOs 3.52 8
The three leading political accountability enhancing
reforms respect for the rule of law, visible leadership
commitment and legislative oversight meeting the point
average 8. The graduating public administration students
believe not only laws criminalizing corrupt behavior should
be promulgated but also strictly enforced across that board
irrespective how high an individual position may be in the
government. In addition, the respondents see need for the
concrete commitment of the Eritrean leadership to fighting
corruption in terms of prosecuting their subordinates as
well as living a clean, ethical life themselves. The third high
ranking factor referring legislative oversight underscores
the belief that the power of executive branch should
checked and balanced by the legislators.
The leading strategies perceived to be most effective with
a rating greater equal or greater average score of 8 are
presented as follows:
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Table 10: Table Showing the leading Anti-Corruption Reforms
Administrative/
Bureaucratic Reforms
Accountability/Transparency
Reforms
Political Accountability Enhancing
Reforms
Improved pay (8.89) Anticorruption commission (8.37) Respect for the rule of law (9.11)
Heavy penalties (8.7) Anticorruption legislation (8.26) Visible leadership commitment (8.81)
Meritocracy (8.69) The Auditor-General office (8.16) Legislative oversight (8.08)
Code of ethics (8.19)
None of the economic/market strategy methods receive
high effectiveness rating from the respondent group as a
whole. The common themes of the leading anti-corruption
reforms/strategies listed above is focus on timely civil
service reforms, law-making and law-enforcement and the
political will to fight corruption on the part of Eritrean
government leaders.
CONCLUSION
The principal aim of the research was to assess the
perceptions public administration university students
regarding the extent, causes, and the remedies of
corruption in context of Eritrea. The study findings
contradict to a larger degree the reputation of Eritrea as
one of the least corrupt countries in Africa that is frequently
advanced by visiting diplomats and foreign journalists.
According Transparency International 2018 Corruption
Perception Index (CP1) Eritrea has a low score of 24 out
of 100 (clean) with a global ranking of 157 from 180
countries. This Eritrean CPI score is below the global
average score of 43 as well the Sub-Saharan regional
average score of 32. It is difficult to measure the actual
corruption that take place in the country, however the
perceptions of the respondents as well the perceptions
collected by Transparency International based on expert
and business people surveys portray the existence of the
challenging problem of corruption in the Eritrean public
sector.
Having a newly established state where corruption is not
embedded in society’s culture as evidenced by lowest
score given by respondents to Eritrean culture as a driver
of corruption is a welcome development in the future of
Eritrea. The survey evidence confirms Eritrea’s reputation
for possessing “anti-corruption culture”. The research
evidence also indicates that overwhelming number of
respondents do not think that foreign governments and
multinational companies contribute to the corruption in
Eritrea. This implies that corruption in Eritrea is driven by
internal factors presumably requiring internal remedies.
This is sharply contrasting to the rest of Sub-Saharan
Africa where corruption it attributed solely to external
interference as a way of escaping accountability by the
sub-continent’s corrupt leaders.
Finally, the research evidence suggested that if Eritrea is
to reduce corrupt behavior on the ground while at the
same time improving the outlook of internal and external
observers regarding the pervasiveness of corruption in
Eritrea, its leaders have the task of implementing civil
service reforms (such as increased pay, merit-based
personnel policies), accountability/transparency reforms
(including anti-corruption commission, anti-corruption
legislation, and Attorney-General office) and demonstrate
the political will to combat corruption wherever it takes
place. The fact that the top six least corrupt Sub-Saharan
African countries having score above the 50 from
100(clean) on the 2018 Transparency International
Corruption Perception Index (CPI 2018) Seychelles
(score=66), Botswana (score=66), Cape Verde(score=61),
Ruanda (score=57), Namibia (score=53) and Mauritius
(score=51) happen to be small manageable places bides
well for Eritrea. Moreover, the well-documented
remarkable successes in small countries and city states
(including Hong Kong, Singapore, Ruanda and Botswana)
in the fight against corruption spearheaded by
independent, well-funded, well-staffed and empowered
anti-corruption agencies should be carefully noted and
studied by the current Eritrean leaders.
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