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

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AUTOR(ES) Y. Li , Joseph Yaw Asomah , Eugene Emeka Dim
AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Canada
ANO 2025
TIPO Artigo
PERIÓDICO Journal of Asian and African Studies
ISSN 0021-9096
E-ISSN 1745-2538
EDITORA Annual Reviews (United States)
DOI 10.1177/00219096241228786
ADICIONADO EM 2025-08-18

Resumo

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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