corruptionandgoodgovernancedeficitscaus

CORRUPTION

AND

GOOD

GOVERNANCE

DEFICITS

CAUSING GHANA 'S DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES
NYARKO JOHN ABBAM
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 3
1. DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................ 9
1.2 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................... 11
1.3 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................................................... 18
2. CORRUPTION .................................................................................................................................... 20
2.1 NATURE OF CORRUPTION ..................................................................................................... 21
2.2 THEORIES OF CORRUPTION ................................................................................................ 24
2.3 TYPES OF CORRUPTION ..................................................................................................... 26
2.5 CAUSES OF CORRUPTION ................................................................................................. 33
2.6 COSTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF CORRUPTION TO GHANA’S DEVELOPMENT 34
3. GOVERNANCE ................................................................................................................................... 37
3.1 THEORIES OF GOVERNANCE ............................................................................................... 39
3.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD GOVERNANCE................................................................ 41
3.3 THEORIES OF GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT

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