Corruption Nana Nimo Appiah Agyekum Nananimoemail Office GB s9

Corruption
Nana Nimo Appiah-Agyekum

(nananimo@email.com, Office: GB S9)
Thursday, 11th November, 2012 @ A1 ,

UGBS
The poorest countries of the world

Thursday, 11th november , 2012 @ A1 , UGBS
Background
Zimbabwe
100 billion dollar is not even enough to buy a
loaf of bread.
Background
Afghanistan
Afghanistan has 28 million people is the
worlds' largest exporter of heroin
Background
Central African Republic
entirely dependent on foreign aid and NGOs. It's
self-sufficient when it comes to food but has
malnutrition and famine because farm owners
rather sell their products to other foreign
countries. Nana Nimo Appiah-Agyekum
Background
Burundi
known for its wars. has the highest percentage of
HIV and AIDS, poor access to education and
corruption. majority of children suffer from chronic
malnutrition. Nana Nimo Appiah-Agyekum
Background
DR Congo
2nd largest country in Africa by area and the
eleventh largest in the world. has the world's
second-highest rate of infant mortality. More
children under the age of five years old die from
pneumonia Nana Nimo Appiah-Agyekum
Background
Eritrea
has 824 schools and two universities. Illiteracy is
one of their biggest problems. Their economy is
largely based on agriculture; about 80% of the
people are involved in farming and herding.
Background
Niger
Economy centres on subsistence crops, livestock
and some of the world's largest uranium deposits.
Drought and food crises are common. People die
of diarrhoea, hepatitis A, malaria, typhoid fever
and meningococcal meningitis
Background
Liberia
high unemployment rate and noted for blood
diamonds during the civil war. Diamond exports are
banned by UN. Education sector is hampered by
inadequate schools and supplies, as well as a lack
of qualified teachers. Nana Nimo Appiah-Agyekum
Background
Sierra Leone
population is about 6.4 million; about 66% adults
are illiterate. 50 000 people were killed in the
country's civil war, leaving the people even poorer
than ever. Nana Nimo Appiah-Agyekum
Background
Sierra Leone
Poverty. Majority of women in Somalia are
unemployed. pregnancy and poverty are the main
factors that contribute too poverty.
Pirating Nana Nimo Appiah-Agyekum
corruption

Point of emphasis
• corruption cost the continent
roughly $283 billion a year. AU
(2008)
• Developed countries gave $22.5
billion in aid to sub-Saharan Africa
(OECD,2008).

Thursday, 1st september, 2011 @ A1 , UGBS
Enabling factors of corruption
• Low political competition
• Low and uneven economic growth
• A weak civil society
• Weak institutional mechanisms

Personal motivations for
corruption

Why people offer
unfair advantage of others in terms of
• Lower taxes
• Get appointment or promotion
• To win contracts
• To get things done quickly
• To avoid fines or penalties
• Other reasons

Why people seek
For special reasons known only to them
• to use for patronage
• corrupt benefits serve as insurance when
they fear loss of office
• To maintain their standards of living
• Resentment over bad management or poor
pay levels
• Suspicion and threat from corrupt colleagues
• Status
Bad systems

Bad systems
The underlying reason that
people get involved in
corruption is that systems
don’t work well and create
bad incentives.

Causes of corruption
1. Clear opportunity
2. Little chance of getting caught
• Poor accountability
• Lack of transparency
• Poor monitoring and supervision
4. Poor conditions of service
5. Unbearable circumstances /illegitimate laws
6. Poor ethics
7. Poor incentives to fight corruption
Causes of corruption
8. Lack of political commitment
9. Weak legal and institutional environment
10.Over politicization
11. socio-cultural practices / pressure
12.Over -bureaucratization
13.Desire to get rich quick
14.Poverty
15.Greed
16.etc
Addressing corruption
The NIS
Structures of an Integrity system
Legal and political structures have to be built
upon five mutually supporting strategic
pillars and values, which are:
• Impartiality and objectivity.
• Integrity.
• Transparency.
• Accountability.
• Public trust.

Institutions in NIS
1. Executive
2. Legislature
3. Electoral commission
4. Political Party systems, funding and
expenditure
5. Supreme audit Institution
6. Judiciary
7. Civil service
8. Police and Prosecutor
Institutions in NIS
9. Public prosecutor
10. Watchdog agencies
11. Provedor (ombudsman)
12. Media
13. Civil society
14. Local government


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