Challenges to Democratic Governance in Developing Countries

Despite the large amounts of human and financial resources invested to foster democratic governance in developing countries, statistics show that the majority of these countries have not yet achieved significant improvements in living standards. While some regions make strides towards improving the...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mudacumura, Gedeon. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Morçöl, Göktuğ. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Public Administration, Governance and Globalization, 11
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03143-9
Table of Contents:
  • Accountability & Transparency: Cornerstones of Democratic Governance
  • Will Ghana Avoid the resource Curse?
  • Tackling Cultural Corruption
  • Perceptions of Societal Corruption and Levels of Trust in Government
  • Citizen Engagement in Fostering Democratic Governance in Rwanda
  • Organizational Culture and its Influence on Corruption: NGOS in Kenya
  • Role of legislation for social accountability: a comparison of South Africa and Zambia
  • Prosecute and punish: Attempts by Kenya to curb political and administrative corruption
  • Corruption in African Countries: A Symptom of Leadership and Institutional Failure
  • Defining corruption in the cultural context of Sub-Saharan Africa
  • What are the chances? Post-Qaddafi Libya and processes of democratization/de-democratization
  • Investigating the Classical Ombudsman within the Indian Context
  • The Imperatives of Democracy, Governance and Leadership in the Fight against Corruption in Africa: A South African Perspective
  • The Role of Civil Society in Combating Corruption and Fostering Accountability and Transparency in Uganda
  • Public Management Reforms and Prevention of Corruption in Turkey: An Evaluation of the Past Decade
  • Democratic Governance: Looking forward.