{"id":3883,"date":"2026-05-12T13:56:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birpub.org\/ijmfs\/?post_type=journal_article&#038;p=3883"},"modified":"2026-05-12T13:56:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:56:29","slug":"policy-implementation-gaps-in-developing-democracies-an-examination-into-bureaucratic-politics-of-corruption","status":"publish","type":"journal_article","link":"https:\/\/birpub.org\/ijmfs\/journal_article\/policy-implementation-gaps-in-developing-democracies-an-examination-into-bureaucratic-politics-of-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy implementation Gaps in Developing Democracies: an Examination into Bureaucratic Politics of Corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Etetor, Fanny Harry<sup>1<\/sup> &amp; Prof. John O. Asogwa<sup>2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><em>This study examined policy implementation gaps in developing democracies with a focus on bureaucratic politics and corruption. Specifically, the study sought to; examine the role of bureaucratic politics in policy implementation; analyze how corruption influences policy outcomes. The study anchored on Institutional Theory and the Bureaucratic Politics Model, which provide insights into how institutional environments, rules, and internal power struggles within bureaucracies shape policy execution and outcomes. Employing a historical descriptive research design and relying on secondary data sources, the study found that bureaucratic politics distorts policy objectives, causes delays in decision-making, promotes administrative inefficiency, politicizes the bureaucracy, and weakens accountability systems. Similarly, corruption was found to divert public resources, reduce service delivery quality, inflate project costs, undermine institutional integrity, and erode public trust in government. The study recommended amongst others that; Government should implement reforms aimed at reducing the influence of bureaucratic politics on policy implementation by promoting merit-based recruitment, clear job descriptions, and strict adherence to administrative procedures. Decision-making processes should be streamlined to minimize delays in policy execution, while inter-agency coordination mechanisms should be improved to reduce administrative inefficiency and duplication of efforts.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Keywords: <\/em><\/strong><em>Policy implementation Gaps; Developing Democracies; Bureaucratic Politics; Corruption; policy outcomes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Cite:<\/em><\/strong> Etetor, F. H. &amp;\u00a0 Asogwa, J. O. (2026). Policy implementation Gaps in Developing Democracies: an Examination into Bureaucratic Politics of Corruption.<em> International Journal of Management Foresight and Strategy,4 (4), <\/em>249 \u2013 265. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.20138635\">https:\/\/doi.org\/<strong>10.5281\/zenodo.20138635<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/birpub.org\/ijmfs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/Policy-implementation-Gaps-in-Developing-Democracies-an-Examination-into-Bureaucratic-Politics.pdf.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Policy implementation Gaps in Developing Democracies an Examination into Bureaucratic Politics.pdf.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-29d8b96f-4126-45e7-b612-967659cc0ac8\" href=\"https:\/\/birpub.org\/ijmfs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/Policy-implementation-Gaps-in-Developing-Democracies-an-Examination-into-Bureaucratic-Politics.pdf.pdf\">Policy implementation Gaps in Developing Democracies an Examination into Bureaucratic Politics.pdf<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/birpub.org\/ijmfs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/Policy-implementation-Gaps-in-Developing-Democracies-an-Examination-into-Bureaucratic-Politics.pdf.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-29d8b96f-4126-45e7-b612-967659cc0ac8\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"template":"","journal_article_cats":[236],"class_list":["post-3883","journal_article","type-journal_article","status-publish","hentry","journal_article_cat-vol-4-no-4"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v26.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Policy implementation Gaps in Developing Democracies: an Examination into Bureaucratic Politics of Corruption - International Journal of Management Foresight and Strategy (IJMFS)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This study examined policy implementation gaps in developing democracies with a focus on bureaucratic politics and corruption. 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