The Shadow of Kenyan Democracy

Widespread Expectations of Widespread Corruption

von Dominic Burbidge

166 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Why has democracy failed to reduce corruption in Kenya? Framing the challenge in game theoretical terms, Dominic Burbidge examines how mutual expectations between citizens dictate the success or failure of political reforms. Since 1992, Kenya has conducted multiparty elections with the hope of promoting accountability and transparency in government. This is being undermined by ongoing corruption and an increasingly centralised state response to terrorism. Providing a nuanced assessment of democracy's difficult road in Kenya, Burbidge discusses the independent role being played by widespread social expectations of corruption. Through tracking average views of the average person, it is possible to identify a threshold beyond which society suffers mutually reinforcing negative social expectations. This trend is the shadow of Kenyan democracy, and must be treated as a policy challenge on its own terms before institutional reforms will be successful.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat Öffentliche Verwaltung / Public Policy
• ISBN: 9781032929477
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 14.10.2024
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)