TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose Corruption affects development and quality of life of citizens in affected countries. The increase in anti-corruption measures globally reflects a consensus that corruption is pervasive and costly. Public procurement is one area in which corruption manifests because of the sums of money involved; the asymmetry of information; and the bureaucratic nature of decision-making, which presents opportunities for abuse. In developing countries, procurement corruption is rife because of institutional weaknesses, lack of enforced accountability mechanisms and culture of silence in relation to public sector malfeasance.Design/methodology/approach This paper examines procurement corruption in countries with systemic corruption, using Nigeria as a case study, to determine how to reduce public procurement corruption.Findings The paper will highlight prevalent corrupt schemes in public procurement in Nigeria, examine the reasons for the failure of state anti-corruption institutions and analyze the kinds of initiatives that reduced procurement corruption and increased accountability in other countries and the utility of adopting such mechanisms in the Nigerian context.
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
SN  - 1535-0118
DO  - 10.1108/JOPP-06-2018-009
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JOPP-06-2018-009
AU  - Williams-Elegbe Sope
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Systemic corruption and public procurement in developing countries: are there any solutions?
T2  - Journal of Public Procurement
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 131
EP  - 147
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -