Bureaucratic Morality in Africa

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6299474
AutoresDele Olowu (autor de correspondencia)
Año1988
Volumen9
Número3
Páginas215-229
Fecha de publicación1988-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Political Science Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/019251218800900306
OpenAlexW2054778773
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas41

An attempt is made here to bring together diverse writings on bureaucratic morality from different African countries. We examine the evidence of low bureaucratic morality and take a critical look at the different attempts to explain and prescribe for this problem. As a step towards the synthesis of these diverse perspectives, we suggest that the critical issue in most African countries is how the use of power is constituted. This influences the effectiveness of regular institutions in ensuring bureaucratic morality and responsibility. A case is made for a review of African constitutions in the light of this analysis and discussion

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