Democracy Deficit and the Deepening Crisis of Corruption in Post-Authoritarian Nigeria Navigating the Nexus

Adeniyi S. Basiru

《Taiwan Journal of Democracy》 14卷2期 (2018/12) Pp. 121-142

摘要

This essay, which is based on desk analysis, examines and navigates the nexus between the democracy deficit and the deepening crisis of corruption in post-authoritarian Nigeria. It observes that democratic institutions, in place in Nigeria since the termination of the authoritarian order in 1999, have demonstrated limited capacity to minimize the opportunity for corruption, contrary to the expectations in the donor community. The essay concludes that as long as the Nigerian petro-state and extant institutions of democratic accountability, such as the executive branch, remain trapped in a prebendal orbit, political corruption and all its antimonies will remain pervasive in the country.

關鍵字

Authoritarianism ； corruption ； democracy ； democratization ； prebendalism

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