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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Medard, Jean-Francois

Titel

Corruption in the Neo-Patrimonial States of Sub-Saharan Africa

Ist Teil von

• POLITICAL CORRUPTION, 2002, p.379-402

Erscheinungsjahr

2002

Quelle

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The extent of political corruption within sub-Saharan neopatrimonial states during the late 20th century is investigated. An overview of the causes, techniques, & effects of neopatrimonial corruption is presented. Although African nations have become economically liberalized & democratized, it is contended that incident rates of political corruption have not decreased. Rather, corrupt actions by public officials have actually increased. Moreover, African politics have become more criminalized since the early 1980s. Regional & international reactions to the increase of politically corrupt acts in sub-Saharan African are discussed. It is concluded that struggles against corruption will not succeed in such criminalized political systems; in addition, it is maintained that political corruption constitutes a repudiation of democratic processes. 101 References. J. W. Parker