Economic resilience in Central Africa in the face of COVID-19: corruption, a hindrance or a key factor?
This study reveals that corruption plays a key role in post-COVID economic resilience in Central Africa. More transparent governance and stronger institutions are crucial to building resilience in the face of health crises. Recommendations include better management of public resources and the adoption of more inclusive economic policies to accelerate economic recovery.
Authors
- Aristide Merlin Ngono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5675-0885)
- Marc‐Hubert Depret (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4215-4473)
- Bruno Emmanuel Ongo Nkoa
- Cho Emmanuel Asafor
Institutions
- Université de Yaoundé I (CM)
- Université de Dschang (CM)
- Université de Poitiers (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier de Niort (FR)
- Catholic University of Central Africa (CM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13163-0
- Primary Topic
- Regional resilience and development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00