@article{1434102,
      recid = {1434102},
      author = {Dorasamy, Nirmala, and Fagbadebo, Omololu,},
      title = {Public procurement, corruption and the crisis of  governance in Africa /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xvii, 310 pages) :},
      abstract = {This book establishes a nexus between corruption in public  procurement and the prevailing crisis of governance in  Africa. The African continent is characterised by the  growing concern for the deteriorating human security. In  the midst of these woes, African political leaders are  known for their stupendous wealth and riches through  expropriation of national resources for personal benefits.  This growing inequality in the continent has become a major  driver for a series of violent and criminal activities,  which have added to the worsening governance crisis. Thus,  the abuse of public power for advancing private gain  constitutes an impediment to effective public service  delivery, thereby engendering a crisis of governance. The  consequence of this is not limited to the socio-economic  growth and welfare of citizens, but it often also  jeopardizes the democratic credentials and objectives of  the state. Nirmala Dorasamy is Professor in the Department  of Public Management and Economics at the Durban University  of Technology (DUT), Durban, South Africa. She is an  award-winning researcher at the university. Her research  focuses on ethics and public sector management, with an  emphasis on enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of  public service delivery. She has established international  linkages in collaborative research with Swinburne  University of Technology, Federation University, and Monash  University, Australia, the American University in Cairo,  MUST University, Kenya, and Mendel University, Czech  Republic. Omololu Fagbadebo is Research Fellow at the  Durban University of Technology, South Africa. He  previously taught Political Science at the Obafemi Awolowo  University, Nigeria, and University of KwaZulu-Natal, South  Africa. He was Press Secretary to the Speaker, Osun State  House of Assembly, Nigeria, 1999-2003. He participated in  the Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) on  American Politics and Political Thought Fellowship at the  University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 2010. His research  focuses on comparative politics, legislative studies,  public governance, development studies, public  institutions, and African government and politics.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1434102},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63857-3},
}