Do Acts of Corruption Committed by Officials in Charge of Municipal Financial Management Reduce Local Public Revenue? A Case Study From Cameroon

Onana, Simon Pierre; Atangana Ondoa, Henri; Manga Amougou, Justin Romuald; Bitoto Ewolo, Fabrice; Zeh, Ines Perolde

doi:10.1080/10999922.2024.2329480

Public Integrity

2024

DOI: 10.1080/10999922.2024.2329480

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Do Acts of Corruption Committed by Officials in Charge of Municipal Financial Management Reduce Local Public Revenue? A Case Study From Cameroon

Simon Pierre Onana,

Henri Atangana Ondoa,

Justin Romuald Manga Amougou

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Natural resource rents and public spending on education in Africa: Does women's political empowerment matter?

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Climate change and income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): effects and transmission channels

Ewolo Bitoto,

Nchinda Mbognou,

Amougou Manga

2024

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the direct effect of climate change on income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the channels through which it spreads. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of 38 countries, the authors specify and estimate a panel data model using the generalized least squares method over the period 1991–2020. Robustness is achieved through the generalized moment method-system. Findings The results show that an increase in vulnerability to climate change is positively and significantly associated with an increase in income inequality. The results also show that the effects of climate change are mediated by gross domestic product/capita, population and agriculture at the 15%, 17% and 24% thresholds, respectively. Research limitations/implications The authors suggest the implementation of inclusive development policies consistent with climate mitigation and adaptation objectives; the creation of financial spaces from various sources to finance the social security of the most vulnerable; and the strengthening of agricultural resilience to climate-related adverse events, including financing for greenhouse agriculture. Originality/value On the positive side, it contributes to the literature on the analysis of the direct and indirect effects (transmission channels) of climate change on income inequality in SSA. Methodologically, the study goes beyond previous work as it adopts a stepwise methodology, dealing with the endogeneity issue. At the logical level, it offers some non-exhaustive suggestions of potentially interesting economic policies to guide policymakers in their common commitment to “reduce income inequality” (Sustainable Development Goal 10, target 10.1).

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Does fiscal decentralization improve people's access to health and education services in Cameroon?

Fouopi Djiogap,

Manga,

Onana

et al. 2024

African Development Review

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We study the effects of fiscal decentralization on people's access to health and education services in Cameroon. It is generally believed that fiscal decentralization is an essential way to improve people's access to social services such as education and health. After reviewing the literature, we employed the Driscoll and Kraay estimate in a sample of 45 rural and urban municipalities for the period 2010–2020 to find our results. The results show that fiscal decentralization has a positive effect on the number of classrooms per pupil and the number of desks per pupil. At the same time, it negatively affects public hospitals per capita and the state of public hospitals. To improve people's access to education and health services in Cameroon, it is necessary to encourage the transfer of powers to municipalities. There is a need to control the actions of local officials to avoid mismanagement of resources that will not benefit the population. Also, the responsibility for selecting communal projects financed via the public investment budget within the framework of decentralization should be exclusively that of municipal executives, and not that of the central government.

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Do Acts of Corruption Committed by Officials in Charge of Municipal Financial Management Reduce Local Public Revenue? A Case Study From Cameroon

Cited by 3 publications

References 89 publications

Natural resource rents and public spending on education in Africa: Does women's political empowerment matter?

Natural resource rents and public spending on education in Africa: Does women's political empowerment matter?

Climate change and income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): effects and transmission channels

Does fiscal decentralization improve people's access to health and education services in Cameroon?

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