In Kenya, the main inequality work done focused on tax inequality: Tax and investment; International financial architecture; Gender inequality: Women’s rights, assets and property; Gender based violence; Female genital mutilation; Women leadership and governance; Gender responsive budgeting; Economic empowerment; Budgets and public expenditure in basic services: Public Expenditure tracking in education and health; Governance and influence: Corruption control; Democracy and elections; Transparency and Accountability in Governance. The areas of inequality which had not been done in Kenya include: Extractives industries; Jobs and Wages; Access to productive resources: land and capital and ethnicity. Secondly no toolkits on inequality had been …show more content…
Governance remains a major challenge in the DRC, Transparency international (2015) reports that the DRC has a corruption score of 22 out of 100 and is ranked 147th out of 168 countries. Some of the governance challenges include weak judicial systems, low level of basic public sector remuneration and the absence of effective control and accountability mechanisms. The DRC is also one of the lowest ranking countries in terms of governance indicators percentile scores: voice and accountability (11.8), Control of corruption scores (6.7), rule of law (2.8) and political stability and absence of violence (4.9). The higher the score and the nearer it is to 100, the better the country performance. Governance in the DRC affects inequality in several ways, first the high rate of corruption resulting in the looting of public funds the government’s ability to provide public services such as education, health and social protection. There is exclusion in decision making since voice and accountability index is low, hence public decisions made favour only a few people which worsens the level of inequality. The increased level of violence particularly by rebels results in destruction of infrastructure, which also hinders provision of public services in vast areas, thereby increasing inequality. Taxation The
Transition (summary, signpost, preview): We just discussed the problems surrounding the DRC including deadly disease and poor education. Next, I will explain significant causes of these issues.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has always been an extremely poor country. They rank as the poorest country in the world but have a high number of natural resources (“World Without Genocide”). The Congo has an unemployment rate of around ninety-five percent, more than half of the Congo people do not have access to clean water, and their mortality rates among children is highest of any country in world (“Congo Voice”). Their economic situation made it even harder for the
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Despite its immense potential, very little of this wealth has benefited the Congolese people. Instead, all of its riches have attracted adventurers, warlords, corrupt governments, and unscrupulous corporations, and divided the population into competing groups. This is the main source of the conflict that rids the majority of eastern DRC (“The world factbook,” 2017).
In the past, the Europeans established a harsh and unfair system in the Congo. Today however, Congolese groups in power perpetuate similar unjust behavior. These groups are corrupt, and though the people in power (both the rebel groups and the government itself) are the Congolese,
Inequality is a very concerning issue that affects millions of individuals worldwide. There are many forms of inequality but only two disciplines which include economic and social inequality. Both these forms describe the unequal distribution of resources among individuals in a group, among groups in a population, or among some countries. Between the two, economic inequality is the one more focused towards the business world. Economic inequality is the unequal distribution of income or wealth which can also be referred to as income inequality. This form is often associated with income fairness and is generally considered unfair due to the large differences between the high class individuals and the middle and lower class individuals. Income
The structure of the Democratic Republic of the Congo government is slowly going down hill. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is not actually democratic. For decades citizens have had dictatorship. Citizens of the Congo have not had any choice
The Democratic Republic of Congo is a young and embattled nation that is attempting to rise up out of a long history of merciless abuse. I believe the problems began from its very inception. It's the place King Leopold of Belgium took control of an area the measure of France and Germany combined, and built on empire on forced labor. The DRC was doomed from the very start. Progress toward competent governance in Africa has been hindered again and again by the endeavors of head of state to stay in power after their established terms lapse. These so called statesmen are for themselves, lining their own pockets. They have become as bad if not worse than the former colonial government because they are doing it to their own people. Do you think there
Inequality has increased within the most advanced and emerging markets and developing countries (EMDCs), a phenomenon that has garnered considerable attention with President Obama calling widening income inequality the “defining challenge of our time.” Irrespective of culture, religion and ideology, inequality concerns and affects everyone. Inequality can serve as an indication of the shortage of income mobility and opportunity―a reflection of the perpetual disadvantage for certain sectors of society. Increasing inequality also has serious implications for macroeconomic stability and economic growth, it can concentrate political and decision making power in the hands of a few. This in turn results in the inefficient allocation of human resources,
Throughout the 1960’s and the 1970’s, the world viewed Kenya with optimism. Portrayed as one of the few democracies in Africa, with government elections and nonviolent transitions between leaders, the country beaconed democratic prosperity. At the time, neighboring countries–Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania¬–were involved in military coups. In a contrast to these states, Kenya was “the best Africa could hope for” (wa Maina, 1992). Even in 1992, the first multi-party elections since independence from British colonial powers mobilized Kenyan nationals. The country headed in the right direction with regards to liberalization of economic policy and a democratization of politics. However, an unintended consequence of colonial rule created
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the eleventh largest country in the world and has over $29 trillion in unexploited minerals and natural resources (News about Congo). Given this fact, how is it that the DRC ranks 172 in economic freedom? The simple answer is the country is afflicted with inadequate security, shoddy governance, and a long-lasting humanitarian crisis. It is imperative that the United States (U.S.) understands the framework surrounding the operational environment, strategic implications, and how they can use its instruments of national power as a strategy to affect the DRC. Social redistribution is a method that will assist in achieving U.S. strategic goals due to the ineptness and limited capacity
Economists deem income inequality within developing countries as a “dangerous” and concerning issue. Researchers, politicians, and economists all have varying views on the subject; each with their own opinion on the causes of and solutions to income inequality. This essay reviews the current research surrounding income inequality while also incorporating a personal opinion on the matter.
The DRC has experienced a long history of political and economic subjugation. The colonial rule under Belgium was marked with extensive violence and extreme exploitation of resources. This created a situation in which few Congolese had higher education or the necessary skills to run a modern government or an effective economy. Furthermore, the Congo’s traditional socioeconomic structures were disrupted long before the end of the colonial era. After the country finally gained independence, the state was unable to maintain political or economic stability.
Corruption can be defined as the use of entrusted power to accumulate public wealthy for personal benefit. Corruption is not peculiar to any country, continent or state; it is sure a global issue which is an endemic to all government all over the world. However, corruption is prevalent in the Niger delta region of Nigeria; public officers in this oil producing state of Nigeria are corrupt. Consequently, it has defied the Niger delta from developing politically and economically which has left the states reputation in a mess. Radicalization of youths, abject poverty and -political instability are the three leading effects of corruption in the Niger delta region of Nigeria.
Democracy has been familiarized as being the essential goal of any political institution. A government system modeled of the people, by the people and for the people is a highly attractive concept to most developing states that suffer from governments that still control the lives of its citizens. However, such states struggle to enable the process of formally consolidating their government. That is to say, despite many developing nations adapting the idea of democracy, they still face challenges that prevent them from being recognized as a democratic state. In fact, very few “new democratic” nations are believed to have a strong and secure system, leaving others to be viewed as only “condemned’” to remain democratic” while they “muddle through as ‘unconsolidated democracies’” (Diamond, 1997, p. 47). Where societies expected a state with increased individual liberty, protection from abuse of power, new economic and political opportunities, they instead encountered a poorly institutionalized regime lacking traits of good governance. A variety of arguments are provided to explain why such nations struggle to mirror the western states in the promotion of democracy. Of these many issues, political corruption is deemed to be a leading cause to why democratic consolidation remains elusive in most developing countries. Corruption plays a staggering role in stalling democratic consolidation in a number of ways. High levels of corruption are evidently associated with