Politics and corruption in Africa : a case study of Sierra Leone

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Author:

Kpundeh, Sahr John.

ISBN:

9780819196965

9780819196972

Personal Author:

Kpundeh, Sahr John.

Publication Information:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c1995.

Physical Description:

xii, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

1. Introduction. Theoretical Framework. Significance of the Study. Research Design. Lessons Learned -- 2. The Sierra Leone Society. Political History. Sierra Leone Economy. Return of Multiparty Politics. The Coup d'Etat of April 29, 1992 -- 3. Corruption in Africa. Defining Corruption. Corruption in Africa. Bureaucratic Corruption in Africa -- 4. Corruption in Sierra Leone. Causes. Corruption Inquiries in Sierra Leone. APC Government Strategies to Combat Corruption. NPRC Government Strategies to Combat Corruption. Assessment of Current Strategies -- 5. Explanations of Corruption. Personalistic Explanations. Institutional Explanations. Systemic Explanations -- 6. Description of the Data. Sample Frame. Univariate Analysis -- 7. Certain Factors Explaining Attitudes Toward Corruption in Sierra Leone. Factor Analysis. Bivariate Analysis. Regression Analysis -- 8. Conclusion. Political Change to Control Corruption. Suggestions for Controlling Corruption.

Subject Term:

Political corruption -- Sierra Leone.

Geographic Term:

Sierra Leone -- Politics and government -- 1961-

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Summary

Sierra Leone has long endured a pattern of corruption remarkable in its depth and extent. The ubiquity of corruption in both the business and public sectors contributed to the country's dubious reputation of being named the poorest in the world by the United Nations Development Programme estimates in 1991. In this acute case study, Kpundeh asserts that the lack of accountability in Sierra Leone has long been responsible for the gross misuse of public funds for private gain. Supported by extensive interviewing and data collection, the author demonstrates that corruption has long been used by the governing elite as a vehicle to attain economic domination. Kpundeh offers that the key to successfully controlling corruption is to have a democratic system that guarantees the rights of individuals and provides the framework to deal with the problems of accountability and transparency.