Bureaucratic corruption in africa: causes, consequences and remedies
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Public Administration
- Vol. 12 (3) , 427-457
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01900698908524633
Abstract
One of the critical policy issues in African management today is bureaucratic corruption. This problem has in some countries reached such proportions as to frustrate good policy intentions and to parayze management operations. The study examines the extent of bureaucratic corruption in selected African countries, analyzes their potential causes. Critically asesses their consequences on the pattern of political. socio-economic and administrative development, and reviews the effectivenes of remedies proposed or actually tried.Keywords
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