Post by Henry Emeka (@Emekus)
Political incentives
Some analysts argue that short-term relief rice, beans, palliatives is politically easier than long-term structural reforms.
Reforms take time, cost political capital, and don’t produce immediate applause.
Weak accountability
When institutions are weak, leaders are not pressured strongly enough to deliver results.
Countries that improved dramatically — Rwanda, Botswana, Singapore — did so because institutions forced accountability.
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