Corruption and Economic Development in Cameroon:
Nyemkuna Olivia Fombe
Corruption and Economic Development in Cameroon
Nyemkuna Olivia Fombe
Master’s Programme in Development and International Relations
AalborgUniversity
Winter 2012
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to God Almighty for his blessings and guidance throughout my studies. I wish to thank Him for the good health and for keeping me stable through out this period.
Special gratitude goes to my supervisor Abdulkadir Osman Farah for the guidance he gave me which inspired and made me able to stay focused and motivated. In addition, I wish to thank you for the patience in reading over and over the drafts copies. I learnt so much from the comments.
I want to express sincere thanks to the entire staff of the DIR for guiding and impacting more knowledge in my life
Immense thanks to my family and friends for providing the moral support to accomplish this great task. Furthermore, I wish to thank my brothers and sister for all the support and encouragement through these years, for we all know the path to success has not always been easy. I am blessed to be part of a loving family.
Finally, I want to express my gratitude to my class mates, friends in the Aalborg community and those in Copenhagen for their contribution in one way or the other in providing valuable information for this thesis. I want to say thank you for the support.
Dedication
This work is dedicated to my unborn child who has been very understanding to the very last moment of the research completion.
Abstract
Corruption has been a long lasting problem in the world but the rate at which it is been practice now our days is alarming. For these reasons world leaders, religious leaders, the civil society are more concern for the fight against corruption. Corruption being the number one hindrance to economic development prosperity, it is well noted that a long lasting solution to combat corruption need to be put in place if we want to sustain a good standard of living for ourselves and the future generation.
Acronyms
IMF: International Monetary Fund
UN: United Nation
UNESCO: United Nation Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation
NEO: National Election Observatory
ELECAM: Election Cameroon
SCNC: Southern Cameroon National Council
CPI: Corruption Perception Index
HIPC: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
USA : United States of America
USD: United States Dollars
NACC: National Anti-Corruption Commission
CONAC: Quasi-Public Agencies
TI: Transparency International
IRIN: Integrated Regional Information Networks
GDP: Gross Domestic Product
ENS: Ecole Normale Supérieure
ENAM: Ecole Nationale d’ Administration et de Magistrateur
ED: Economic Development
FECAFOOT: Cameroon Football Association
UNDP: United Nation Development programme
SONARA: National Petroleum Refinery
CEMAC:Monetary and Economic Community of Central Africa (
JCI: Junior Chambers International
FGC: Focus on Global Cameroon
PRS: Poverty Reduction Strategy
List of tables
Table 1: Differences between Quantitative and Qualitative Research Method…………………7
Table 2: Some causes of corruption in Cameroon……………………………………………….26
Table 3: Pierre T data…………………………………………………………………………….27
Table 4:Field responses on causes of corruption in Cameroon…………………………………29
Table 5:Position of corruption ranking with that of Cameroon inclusive………………………33
Table 6:Field responses on consequences of corruption in Cameroon…………………………34
Table 7:Responses in relation to government competent………………………………………48
Table 8:Responses in relation to International Organizations competent………………………48
Table 9:Responses in relation to government competent……………………………………….48
List of figures
Figure1. Induction Thinking…………………………………………………………………10
Figure2. Deduction Thinking…………………………………………………………………11
Figure3. A histogram presentation of corruption……………………………………………...34
Figure 4: Kumba Kake road……………………………………………………………………37
Figure 4: Kumba Mamfe road………………………………………………………………….37
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