Corruption, Economic Growth, And Governance in The East African Region: Causes, Consequences, and Mitigation Strategies

Maylaf Hiruy Alemayehu

doi:10.37497/CorruptionReview.7.2025.86

Autores

Maylaf Hiruy Alemayehu KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8775-4037

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37497/CorruptionReview.7.2025.86

Palavras-chave:

Corrupção, Governança, Crescimento econômico, Índice de Percepção da Corrupção, África Oriental

Resumo

Objetivo: Este estudo analisa a prevalência, as causas e as consequências da corrupção na região da África Oriental, bem como sua relação empírica com a governança e o crescimento econômico, considerando diferentes contextos nacionais e níveis institucionais.

Metodologia: Adotou-se um desenho de pesquisa de métodos mistos, combinando análise qualitativa e quantitativa. A abordagem qualitativa baseou-se em revisão sistemática da literatura acadêmica, documentos oficiais e relatórios de organizações internacionais. A etapa quantitativa utilizou dados secundários, especialmente o Índice de Percepção da Corrupção (CPI) da Transparência Internacional, indicadores de governança global e dados macroeconômicos, permitindo análise comparativa entre países da África Oriental.

Resultados: Os resultados indicam que as causas da corrupção na região são interdependentes e envolvem fatores políticos, sociais, econômicos e institucionais. Países com elevados níveis de instabilidade política e conflito interno, como Somália e Sudão do Sul, apresentam os mais altos índices de corrupção e os sistemas de governança mais frágeis. Em contraste, países como Seychelles, Maurício e Ruanda demonstram que níveis mais baixos de corrupção estão associados a melhores padrões de governança e desempenho econômico. A análise empírica corrobora a predominância da hipótese “sand the wheels”, segundo a qual a corrupção prejudica o crescimento econômico e enfraquece a governança.

Contribuições: O estudo contribui para a literatura ao evidenciar que o combate à corrupção na África Oriental depende do fortalecimento institucional, da estabilidade política e de estratégias integradas de governança, com implicações relevantes para formuladores de políticas públicas.

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Biografia do Autor

Maylaf Hiruy Alemayehu, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea

Master of Public Management at KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea

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