LEADER 05744nam 22006735 450 001 9910298538003321 005 20251117071938.0 010 $a3-319-03143-0 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-03143-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000083710 035 $a(EBL)1636499 035 $a(OCoLC)869214719 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001154255 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11676758 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001154255 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11153738 035 $a(PQKB)10623891 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1636499 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-03143-9 035 $a(PPN)176107592 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000083710 100 $a20140104d2014 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChallenges to Democratic Governance in Developing Countries /$fedited by Gedeon Mudacumura, Göktu? Morçöl 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 225 1 $aPublic Administration, Governance and Globalization ;$v11 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a3-319-03142-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aAccountability & Transparency: Cornerstones of Democratic Governance -- Will Ghana Avoid the resource Curse? -- Tackling Cultural Corruption -- Perceptions of Societal Corruption and Levels of Trust in Government -- Citizen Engagement in Fostering Democratic Governance in Rwanda -- Organizational Culture and its Influence on Corruption: NGOS in Kenya -- Role of legislation for social accountability: a comparison of South Africa and Zambia -- Prosecute and punish: Attempts by Kenya to curb political and administrative corruption -- Corruption in African Countries: A Symptom of Leadership and Institutional Failure -- Defining corruption in the cultural context of Sub-Saharan Africa -- What are the chances? Post-Qaddafi Libya and processes of democratization/de-democratization -- Investigating the Classical Ombudsman within the Indian Context -- The Imperatives of Democracy, Governance and Leadership in the Fight against Corruption in Africa: A South African Perspective -- The Role of Civil Society in Combating Corruption and Fostering Accountability and Transparency in Uganda -- Public Management Reforms and Prevention of Corruption in Turkey: An Evaluation of the Past Decade -- Democratic Governance: Looking forward. 330 $aDespite the large amounts of human and financial resources invested to foster democratic governance in developing countries, statistics show that the majority of these countries have not yet achieved significant improvements in living standards. While some regions make strides towards improving the living conditions of their citizens, Sub-Saharan Africa, for instance, is still trapped in poverty with more than 40% of its 600 million people living below the internationally recognized absolute poverty line of one US dollar per day. Poor governance and corruption should be highlighted as the most important systemic factors contributing to poverty in developing countries. As a result the institutional foundations of these countries are weakened, public funds are misappropriated, and policies and programs aimed at reducing poverty and fostering sustainable economic growth are undermined. It is therefore not surprising that a 2008 Transparency International report found a direct link between corruption and the failure of the societal institutions designed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in the majority of developing countries. This book investigates the problems of democratic governance, particularly as they relate to corruption, and also whether democracy should be based on universal principles or local context and historical factors. It also analyses the rule of law, in promoting democratic governance and curbing corruption and if governmental, non-governmental organizations, and civil societies are effective in promoting democratic governance and curbing corruption. This book will go beyond identifying the challenges and offer plausible solutions that could be adapted to various developing countries. It is premised on the importance of bridging theory and practice, which has been lacking in most local and international development publications, making of interest to scholars and policy-makers alike concerned with public administration in developing countries. 410 0$aPublic Administration, Governance and Globalization ;$v11 606 $aPublic administration 606 $aDevelopment economics 606 $aComparative government 606 $aPublic Administration$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W34030 606 $aDevelopment Economics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W42000 606 $aComparative Politics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911040 615 0$aPublic administration. 615 0$aDevelopment economics. 615 0$aComparative government. 615 14$aPublic Administration. 615 24$aDevelopment Economics. 615 24$aComparative Politics. 676 $a320 676 $a320.9172 676 $a320.9172/4 702 $aMudacumura$b Gedeon$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aMorc?o?l$b Go?ktug?$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910298538003321 996 $aChallenges to Democratic Governance in Developing Countries$92495392 997 $aUNINA