Power Politics and Corruption: Corruption Cleanup and Political Settlement in Ghana

• In Event: State Capacity and Accountability in Africa

Brief Overview

This study examines why anti-corruption efforts remain ineffective despite repeated reforms. Using political settlement theory, it argues that elite bargains, rather than formal rules, shape the autonomy and accountability of institutions.

Authors

• Daniel Banini, Providence College

• Zechariah Langnel, Graduate School of Public Administration, NIDA

• Kingsley S. Agomor, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)