 Reducing Petty Corruption in Schools in Africa: A Role for Faith?Ada Nayihouba and Quentin Wodon The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 2023, vol. 21, issue 1, 79-95 Abstract: Particularly in low- and lower middle-income countries, petty corruption remains prevalent in service delivery, whether in schools, health centers, administrative services, or other institutions. In reference to Pope Francis’ call to say no to corruption in his recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, this article measures the extent of corruption in schools in Africa using data collected by the Afrobarometer. More than one in four respondents have encountered problems to obtain the education services they need for their children and nearly one in five have had to pay bribes or do other favors for education providers. This proportion does not appear to have declined significantly over the past decade. Regression analysis suggests that different household characteristics are associated with the likelihood of having difficulty obtaining the services they need and the likelihood of being a victim of corruption. Interestingly for this special issue, while faith affiliation does not seem to affect the likelihood of providing favors to obtain services, religiosity does appear to matter—and therefore so may faith leaders. Date: 2023 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:rfiaxx:v:21:y:2023:i:1:p:79-95 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2023.2179810 Access Statistics for this article The Review of Faith & International Affairs is currently edited by Dennis R. Hoover More articles in The Review of Faith & International Affairs from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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