Preventing Fraud and Mismanagement of Public Funds in Africa: A Role for Indigenous Knowledge in Nigeria

Autor/in	Olaopa, Olawale R.
Titel	Preventing Fraud and Mismanagement of Public Funds in Africa: A Role for Indigenous Knowledge in Nigeria
Quelle	In: International Journal of Learning and Change, 14 (2022) 2, S.121-136 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1740-2875
DOI	10.1504/IJLC.2022.121206
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Deception; Money Management; Federal Aid; Public Sector; Foreign Countries; Finance Reform; Indigenous Knowledge; Ethics; Moral Values; Accountability; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Täuschung; Öffentlicher Sektor; Ausland; Financial reform; Finanzreform; Ethik; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Verantwortung
Abstract	In Africa, the processes of democratic consolidation are endangered in spite of various administrative and financial reforms having been implemented to reinforce fiscal consolidation and strengthen governance in the public sector. This then requires investigating the efficacy of these ingenuities in situations where the policy-makers wield considerable political and economic power. It means looking at the processes of reforming public financial management by looking at local people's traditions and using their indigenous knowledge (IK). This paper, using qualitative data and contents analysis, illustrates how public funds can be insulated from mismanagement using IK. Findings show that the use of African IK and resources depicted by oath taking, swearing/reverence to deities is efficacious in reducing fraud and mismanagement of public funds. Thus, IK nurtures and enhances societal ethical and moral standards and values while ensuring the promotion of acts of prudency, probity, accountability and transparency. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01