1st Edition

Corruption Proofing in Africa A Systems Thinking Approach

Edited By Dan Kuwali Copyright 2024
328 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

328 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

328 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book outlines evidence-based and data-driven strategies for combating grand corruption in Africa. Although the causes of corruption vary from country to country, this book suggests that corruption in Africa is often a direct consequence of poorly conceived legislation, policies, and institutional loopholes. The authors in this solution-oriented book converge in arguing that effective... Read more

Part I: Quid Pro Quo? – Understanding Corruption in Africa

 

1.    Introduction

Dan Kuwali

 

2.    Gift or Graft? –The Legal and Political Economy of Corruption in Africa

Dan Kuwali

 

3.    Greed and Grand Corruption Nexus: Lessons From Cameroon

Avitus Agbor

 

4.    The Politics and Anthropology of Combating Corruption in Africa

Happy Kayuni

 

5.    Systems Thinking in Fighting Corruption

Michael Fratantuono

 

6.    Beyond Bribes: Legal and Policy Anti-Corruption Framework in Africa

Hajer Gueldich

 

7.    Perfect Storm: Corruption, Peace, Security, and Development in Africa

Jonathan Makuwira

 

Part II: Do Not Feed Greed: Gand Corruption in Africa

 

8.    What’s in It for Me? – Fraud and Corruption in Public Procurement

Johan J. Coetzee

 

9.    Ten Percent: Corruption in Public Service Delivery

Kezzie Mkandawire

 

10. Palm Oiling: Corruption in the Natural Resource Industry

George Lwanda

 

11. Closing the Loop: The Role of External Actors in Corruption

Chikondi Chidzanja and Charles Kajoloweka

 

12. Combating Illicit Enrichment in Cameroon’s Public and Private Sectors

Avitus A. Agbor and Rorisang Matlala

 

13.  Blind Spot: Corruption Sports

William Kwabiah and Gilbert Mittawa

 

Part III: Bark or Bite? –  Emerging Strategies in Preventing Corruption

 

14. Duty to Report:  Prevention of Money Laundering

Salome Chapeyama Mdala

 

15. Political Elites and Corruption:  Cases of Cameroun and South Africa

Avitus A. Agbor, Refilwe Tsatsimpe, and Chevaure du Pokoy

 

16.  The Role of Women in Fighting Corruption in Malawi

Chikondi Mandala

 

Part IV: Proactive Strategies to Combat Corruption in Africa

 

17.  A Governance Approach to Fighting Corruption in Africa

Dan Kuwali

 

18. Leadership: Top-Down Approach to Combat Corruption

Thokozire Kuwali

 

19. Prosecuting Corruption in Kenya and Uganda

Godard Busingye, Hadijah Uwera, and Rosemary Kanoel

 

20.  Arresting Money Laundering in Zimbabwe

Sandra Fungai Kabaya

 

21. Whistleblowers: The Role of Civil Society in Fighting Corruption

Prince Bright Majiga

 

22. Corruption Proofing: A Whole of Society Approach

Dan Kuwali

 

23. Conclusion

Dan Kuwali

Biography

Dan Kuwali is Professor of International Law at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, Affiliated Professor at the Raoul Wallenberg of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Lund University, Sweden, and Commandant of the National Defence College in Malawi.