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Corruption and Development in Africa Lessons from Country Case-Studies Edited by Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr and Bornwell C. Chikulo hope/87649/crc 15/6/99 7:57 am Page 1 CORRUPTION AND DEVELOPMENT hope/87649/crc 15/6/99 7:57 am Page 2 Also by Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr AFRICAN POLITICAL ECONOMY: Contemporary Issues in Development AIDS AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: A Social Science Perspective (editor) DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AND THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS A Case Study of Selected Caribbean Countries DEVELOPMENT IN THE THIRD WORLD: From Policy Failure to Policy Reform DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN GUYANA: Planning, Finance, and Administration ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN GUYANA: Politics and Development in an Emergent Socialist State PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN BOTSWANA (co-editor with Gloria Somolekae) STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA (editor) THE DYNAMICS OF DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION URBANIZATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN Also by Bornwell C. Chikulo DEMOCRACY IN ZAMBIA: Challenges for the Third Republic (co-editor with Owen Sichone) hope/87649/crc 15/6/99 7:57 am Page 3 Corruption and Development in Africa Lessons from Country Case-Studies Edited by Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr Professor of Development Studies University of Botswana Gaborone and Bornwell C. Chikulo Head, Department of Development Studies University of North West Mmabatho South Africa hope/87649/crc 15/6/99 7:57 am Page 4 First published in Great Britain 2000 by MACMILLAN PRESS LTD Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 0–333–77089–7 First published in the United States of America 2000 by ST. MARTIN’S PRESS, INC., Scholarly and Reference Division, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 ISBN 0–312–22387–0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Corruption and development in Africa : lessons from country case -studies / edited by Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr, and Bornwell C. Chikulo. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–312–22387–0 (cloth) 1. Political corruption—Africa. 2. Political crimes and offenses—Africa. 3. Africa—Politics and government—1960– 4. Africa—Economic policy. I. Hope, Kempe R. II. Chikulo, Bornwell C. JQ1875.A55C6364 1999 364.1'323'096—dc21 99–18543 CIP Selection, editorial matter and Introduction ©Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr, and Bornwell C. Chikulo 2000 Chapter 1 ©Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr 2000 Chapter 8 ©Bornwell C. Chikulo 2000 Chapters 2–7, 9–15 ©Macmillan Press Ltd 2000 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. 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This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Antony Rowe Ltd, Chippenham, Wiltshire HOPEFM.QXD 6/24/99 2:43 PM Page v To the Current and Emerging Generation of Ethical African Leaders v HOPEFM.QXD 6/24/99 2:43 PM Page vi HOPEFM.QXD 6/24/99 3:46 PM Page vii Contents List of Tables and Figures ix Preface x Notes on the Contributors xi Introduction 1 Kempe Ronald Hope,Sr,and Bornwell C. Chikulo Part I THEORETICAL AND ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVES 1 Corruption and Development in Africa 17 Kempe Ronald Hope,Sr 2 The Political, Economic, and Cultural Bases of Corruption in Africa 40 Bertha Z. Osei-Hwedie and Kwaku Osei-Hwedie 3 Kleptocracy and Reform in African Regimes: Theory and Examples 57 Jacqueline Coolidge and Susan Rose-Ackerman 4 Aid Abuse and Mismanagement in Africa: Problems of Accountability, Transparency and Ethical Leadership 87 Gervase S. Maipose 5 Combating Corruption in Africa: Analysis and Context 104 George B.N. Ayittey 6 Controlling Corruption in Africa: a Public Choice Perspective 119 John Mukum Mbaku 7 Western Policies and African Realities: the New Anti-Corruption Agenda 137 Stephen P. Riley Part II COUNTRY CASE-STUDIES 8 Corruption and Accumulation in Zambia 161 Bornwell C. Chikulo vii HOPEFM.QXD 6/24/99 3:46 PM Page viii viii Contents 9 Ghana: the Continuing Search for Cures in the Fight Against Corruption 183 Joseph R.A. Ayee 10 Controlling Corruption in Sierra Leone: an Assessment of Past Efforts and Suggestions for the Future 198 Sahr J. Kpundeh 11 Public Sector Corruption and its Control in South Africa 218 Constanze Bauer 12 Endemic Corruption in Cameroon: Insights on Consequences and Control 234 Charles M. Fombad 13 Governmental Reforms and the Control of Corruption in Ethiopia 261 Bamidele Olowu 14 Tackling the Corruption Epidemic in Nigeria 280 John Erero and Tony Oladoyin 15 Curbing Corruption through Democratic Accountability: Lessons From Botswana 288 John D. Holm Index 305 HOPEFM.QXD 6/24/99 3:51 PM Page ix List of Tables and Figures Figure 7.1 The British Government’s Approach 143 Figure 7.2 The IMF’s Approach 145 Figure 7.3 The World Bank’s Approach 146 Table 10.1 Chronology of Events 199 ix
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