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Corruption, ICT and Military Spending in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Lasme Mathieu N’dri
  • Makoto Kakinaka

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It has been argued that large military spending is often a crucial constraint in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries, and high corruption has enabled these countries to keep such large military spending. One possible remedy is to promote information and communication technology (ICT), which may cause the anti-corruption policies to become more effective in increasing transparency for the public and reducing unnecessary and abusive military spending. This study discusses the nexus among corruption, military spending, and ICT with a panel data of 48 SSA countries from 2003 to 2015. Our analysis reveals that when ICT prevails, military spending is negatively associated with the control of corruption, so that anti-corruption policies with the usage of ICT could reduce the extravagant budget allocation to military spending. Policymakers should associate sound ICT policy with traditional anti-corruption factors to bring more transparency and less corrupt behaviors in the military department. The reduction in the misuse of military allocation enables the country to increase nonmilitary public spending to face sustainable development challenges for the sake of the population.

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  • Lasme Mathieu N’dri & Makoto Kakinaka, 2023. "Corruption, ICT and Military Spending in Sub-Saharan Africa," Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(5), pages 603-617, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:defpea:v:34:y:2023:i:5:p:603-617
    DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2022.2074714
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