Corruption au Burundi: probl me d'action collective et d fi majeur pour la gouvernance

Gervais Rufyikiri

No 2016.07, IOB Working Papers from Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)

Abstract: This study contributes to the understanding of the extent of corruption and its consequences for political and economic governance in Burundi. Corruption in Burundi was very high and systemic over the last decade. It generated political tensions between the State and citizens and undermined economic development efforts. The grand corruption involving the ruling party and senior political and administrative officials has induced a public services politicization leading to anti-corruption institutions malfunctioning and has thwarted good governance reforms including the fight against corruption. Corruption is a main factor of instability in Burundi and must be addressed, not as a principal/agent problem, but rather as a collective action problem. Some possible actions are proposed in the conclusion. L objectif de la pr sente tude est de contribuer la compr hension de l ampleur de la corruption et de ses cons quences sur la gestion politique et conomique au Burundi. Il ressort de notre analyse que la corruption au Burundi pendant ces dix derni res ann es tait tr s forte et syst mique. Elle a t la cause profonde des diff rentes tensions politiques entre l Etat et les citoyens, tout comme elle a sap les efforts de d veloppement conomique. La grande corruption impliquant le parti au pouvoir et les hautes personnalit s politiques et administratives au sommet de l Etat a profit de la politisation des services publics qui a conduit la faiblesse et au disfonctionnement des institutions notamment de lutte contre la corruption mettant ainsi en chec la politique de r formes visant la bonne gouvernance en g n ral et la lutte contre la corruption en particulier. Il convient donc de consid rer la corruption comme facteur majeur de l instabilit au Burundi et de l aborder, non pas comme un probl me principal/agent , mais plut t comme un probl me d action collective. Quelques pistes d actions sont propos es dans la conclusion.

Keywords: Burundi; corruption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2016-03
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