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Corruption and governance in Central Africa: an analysis of public and regional drivers of corruption

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  • Stéphane Goutte

    (Cemotev - Centre d'études sur la mondialisation, les conflits, les territoires et les vulnérabilités - UVSQ - Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, VNU - Vietnam National University [Hanoï])

  • Thomas Péran
  • Thomas Porcher

Abstract

This article seeks to highlight in more depth the public levers of action in the implementation of anticorruption policies within the countries among the Central Africa region. Using non-supervised statistical method, we first study the profile of the countries concerned (institutional, social, entrepreneurial, etc.), then secondly, we analyze the impact of public measures on the extent of corruption at the national level. We manage to demonstrate that there is a common and standard subregional political program intended for public decision-makers, regardless of the degree of heterogeneity of national structures.

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  • Stéphane Goutte & Thomas Péran & Thomas Porcher, 2021. "Corruption and governance in Central Africa: an analysis of public and regional drivers of corruption," Working Papers halshs-03169700, HAL.
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