Administrative Accountability as a Mechanism to Combat Administrative Corruption: A Case Study of the Syrian Arab Republic 2004-2018

Abstract

The aim of this research is to shed light on the concept of administrative accountability, which is a means of controlling administrative work and achieving efficiency and effectiveness. It also aims to determine the nature of the relationship between administrative accountability and administrative corruption by examining the relationship between the two variables in Syria based on the values ​​of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which reflects the level of administrative corruption, and the values ​​of the Accountability Index (AII), one of the sub-indices of the Governance Index. This study aims to identify the role of administrative accountability in reducing administrative corruption, determine the level of administrative accountability practice, determine the level of administrative corruption in Syria. The descriptive approach was used to address the general framework of administrative accountability and administrative corruption, and the analytical approach was used to study relationships and test hypotheses. Based on the Governance Index, the research concluded that administrative accountability is low and not practiced seriously in Syria. The level of administrative corruption gradually increased starting in 2004, reaching its highest level in 2018, according to the Corruption Perceptions Index. Furthermore, a strong, significant inverse relationship was found between administrative accountability and the level of administrative corruption in Syria after conducting a simple linear regression test.