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Individual attitudes toward anti-corruption policies in Sub-Saharan Africa: Microeconometric evidence

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  • Gbewopo Attila

    () (NUPI, Norway and CERDI-CNRS, University of Auvergne, France)

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This study examines African populations` attitudes toward anti-corruption policies. Previous studies only look at individuals` experiences or attitudes with respect to corruption itself or its prevalence. Relying on micro data from six Sub-Saharan African countries and using ordered probit models, we show that social factors (education, employment, living conditions, etc.) significantly affect the citizens` attitudes toward anti-corruption strategies. We also highlight the importance of political characteristics such as access to information (press, media, radio); trust in the court of appeal; participations in demonstrations.

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Article provided by AccessEcon in its journal Economics Bulletin.

Volume (Year): 29 (2009)
Issue (Month): 3 ()
Pages: 1933-1939

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Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-09-00249

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Keywords: Corruption; Social factors; Political factors; Sub-Saharan Africa;

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  1. George E. Halkos & Nickolaos G. Tzeremes, 2012. "The culture of corruption: A nonparametric analysis," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 32(1), pages 315-324.

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