what FIFA has shown us about decentralised democratic systems
The global soccer fraternity was shaken in 2015 when the US Department of Justice (DOJ) decided to charge and arrest high ranking FIFA executives for “rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted” corruption. Where the FIFA saga becomes more disturbing is that the electoral system and its concomitant outcomes may in certain circumstances be not too dissimilar to national electoral systems and their outcomes, particularly in a decentralised democracy such as our own. Funds transferred from national government that are meant for economic development can become particularly fungible when expenditure decisions and accountability are similarly decentralised.