Critical Assessment of the Practices and Challenges of Fighting Corruption in Urban Land Governance: The case of Bole Sub-city, Addis Ababa City Administration
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2019-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The objective of this study was to investigate the practices and challenges of corruption in urban land governance in the case of Bole Sub-city Land Management Bureau of Addis Ababa City Administration. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative approach of data collection and analysis. Structured questionnaires and key informant interview guide were administered in data collection. 400 (Four Hundred) customers of the Bureau were sampled using simple random sampling technique. Whereas, non- random technique were used for selecting 8 key interviewees. Secondary data from annual report, performance reports, and different legislations were also used. Analysis was done using SPSS version .The findings characterizes the corruption within the Bureau as very deep rooted and challenging which evident from the greater portion of the respondents , the personal experience of corrupt act of their close persons, the greatest percentage of the respondents close person , the respondents believed that engineers of the Bureau were the most vulnerable to corruption, the greatest percentage of the respondent customers perceived the Bureau as the most corrupt bureau compared to other public service delivery offices within the sub-city. Corruption is so challenging within the sub city since the sub-city council is just a rubberstamp and not a true voice of the public which could not held the executive accountable. Empowering the sub city’s council, making land laws accessible in a consolidated form , building strong institutional capacity of internal audit and undercover operation to detect the crime of corruption are the recommendations of this study.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Public Administration and Development Management of Addis Ababa University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters in Public Management and Policy (MPMP)
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Corruption, Urban Land Governance