What Can Be Done to Address Corruption in Ghana? Understanding Citizens’ Perspectives

Asomah, Joseph Yaw

doi:10.1080/08039410.2021.1984304

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“…Corruption, which generally means an abuse of power to serve private agendas, is a global problem, and it occurs in both private and public sectors (Asomah, 2019, 2021; Charron, 2014; Friesenbichler et al , 2018; Melgar et al , 2010; Vadlamannati and Cooray, 2017; Zhang et al , 2019; Zheng et al , 2017). In this sense, corruption involves “wrongly getting an advantage, pecuniary or otherwise, in violation of official duty and the rights of others” (Melgar et al , 2010, p. 121).…”

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What factors are associated with public corruption perception? Evidence from Canada

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Purpose Corruption perception is essential to study because it can shape people’s attitudes toward the government. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to address this key question: what factors are associated with a non-expert’s judgment of whether Canada is corrupt? Design/methodology/approach This study uses the World Value Survey conducted in Canada in October 2020. This survey is based on a nationally representative sample of a cross-section of adult Canadian residents, including Canadian citizens and permanent residents and those who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents. Findings Based on this study, some conclusions can be made. First, people accessing corruption news from the traditional news media are less likely than those receiving information from the new media to perceive the state (in this case, Canada) as corrupt. Second, people who have less confidence in public institutions are more likely to perceive a country as corrupt. Third, people who participate in electoral and non-electoral forms of political participation are more likely to perceive the state and its public officials as corrupt. Fourth, regardless of which political party is in power, individuals who lean right politically are more likely than those on the left to perceive the state as corrupt. Finally, immigrants are less likely than those born in Canada to perceive the state as corrupt. This work enriches the literature on the substantive understanding of the factors associated with corruption perception. Originality/value Studies investigating factors associated with public perception of corruption tend to focus on developing countries. The current study contributes to filling this gap in knowledge by examining correlates of corruption perception in Canada. As a result, this study contributes to the literature on factors associated with corruption perception, especially in the developed country context.

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What factors are associated with public corruption perception? Evidence from Canada

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Li³

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The influence of informal mechanisms of university knowledge transfer on firm level innovation performance: an empirical analysis in Ghana

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Thomas

2022

Development Studies Research

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What Influences the Propensity to Report Corruption to Relevant State Authorities? Evidence From Ghana

Asomah,

Dim,

2024

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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Encouraging the public to report corrupt acts to state authorities is indispensable in combatting corruption. This article uses the Afrobarometer surveys (Rounds 7 and 8) focusing on Ghana to address a key question: Will high corruption tolerance and less trust in government reduce the tendency to report corrupt acts to relevant state authorities without fear? The current work draws on social accountability theory and political settlements framework. Our results indicate that tolerance of corruption does not predict the perceived propensity to report corruption, whereas trust in government is, with high trust increasing the likelihood of reporting corruption. The current work extends the substantiative understanding of the conditions under which respondents believe that ordinary people may or may not report corruption and the implications for strengthening anti-corruption work.

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What Can Be Done to Address Corruption in Ghana? Understanding Citizens’ Perspectives

Cited by 4 publications

References 34 publications

What factors are associated with public corruption perception? Evidence from Canada

What factors are associated with public corruption perception? Evidence from Canada

The influence of informal mechanisms of university knowledge transfer on firm level innovation performance: an empirical analysis in Ghana

What Influences the Propensity to Report Corruption to Relevant State Authorities? Evidence From Ghana

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