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Do institutions limit clientelism?: A study of the district assemblies common fund in Ghana by Banful, Afua Branoah

“…Analyses of how coveted central-government resources in Africa are shared have shown widespread patronage, ethnic cronyism, and pork-barrel politics. While some governments have attempted to rectify the situation by establishing revenue-sharing formulas, a key unanswered question is whether such institutions are able to achieve this goal. …”
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Can Traditional Authority Improve the Governance of Forestland and Sustainability? Case Study from the Congo (DRC) by Majambu, E., Mampeta Wabasa, S., Welepele Elatre, C., Boutinot, L., Ongolo, S.

“…In the forest domain, several studies have demonstrated that state bureaucracies cannot convincingly improve the governance of forestland because of cronyism, institutional weaknesses, corruption and other vested interests that govern forest and land tenure systems in the country. …”
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