This thesis sets out to confirm the relationship between corruption and political
transformation.
The thesis commences by investigating different modes of political change with
particular emphasis on the characteristics, nature and content of political
transformation. With the relationship of the above phenomena being the focal
point, the thesis extensively examines the concept of corruption by interrogating
different definitions, its causes and consequences. It was also the aim of the
study to context the role of ethics/morality as well as that of leadership within the
relationship.
The study applied a deductive and qualitative approach in exploring case studies
in three African states prior to shifting focus to South Africa where both public
sector departments as well as private sector experiences come under scrutiny.
Apart from the broader South African environment, selected departments of the
Eastern Provincial Government were also placed under the microscope as a
continuation of the case-study approach.
Drawing on the theories on the one hand and the case studies on the other,
significant evidence could be found to categorically confirm the relationship
between corruption and transformation.
Overall this study is part of a growing body of research dealing with the effect of
corruption in countries undergoing processes of political change.
The study concludes by providing recommendations aimed at the development of
an effective anti-corruption framework.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ufs/oai:etd.uovs.ac.za:etd-07172013-153253 |
| Date | 17 July 2013 |
| Creators | Cloete, Emmanuel Pringle |
| Contributors | Dr T Coetzee, Prof C Bauer |
| Publisher | University of the Free State |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en-uk |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.uovs.ac.za//theses/available/etd-07172013-153253/restricted/ |
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