ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with the demand and supply sides of corruption. In the demand and supply sides of the corruption equation, both are important. Without the demand for corruption or corrupt acts, there will not be a supply of it. Hence, theoretically, where the demand for corruption or corrupt acts is high, the supply of it is equally high. When less of corruption is demanded in a society, the supply falls. Furthermore, you cannot talk about the demand for corruption or the effort to fight corruption by ignoring the supply side. Those who demand bribes and those who give bribes are both equally guilty. But in Africa, the approach in the fight of corruption is mostly dealing with those who demand bribes or a payoff before they deliver on their legally mandated duties for which they are paid a salary. This chapter argues that it is the wrong approach. This is because to be able to successfully fight corruption in Africa, both the demand side and the supply side must be equally targeted. In the chapter, different names are given to this demand side of corruption (“Corruptee”) and the supply side (“corrupter”) for ease of explanation, devoid of plenty economic jargon. In sum, the chapter wants to point out that the impact of corruption on the development of the content cannot be emphasised; hence, the fight against corruption should be waged on both sides, the supply side and the demand side.
