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A culture of corruption: everyday deception and popular discontent in Nigeria

·2007·Choice Reviews Online
DOI 10.5860/choice.45-1617
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List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xix INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 1: Urgent Business Relationship: Nigerian E-Mail Scams 28 CHAPTER 2: From Favoritism to 419: Corruption in Everyday Life 53 CHAPTER 3: Development Scams: Donors, Dollars, and NGO Entrepreneurs 88 CHAPTER 4: Fair Play Even among Robbers: Democracy, Politics, and Corruption 112 CHAPTER 5: Rumors, Riots, and Diabolical Rituals 138 CHAPTER 6: Became the Criminals They Were Supposed to Fight: Crime, Corruption, and Vigilante Justice 166 CHAPTER 7: Anticorruption Aspirations: Biafrans and Born-again Christians 191 CONCLUSION 221 Appendix 233 Notes 241 References 247 Index 257

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Venue
Choice Reviews Online
Publisher
American Library Association
Published
2007-11-01
Volume
45
Issue
03
Pages
45-1617-45-1617
ISSN
  • 0009-4978 (ISSN-L)
  • 1523-8253
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10.5860/choice.45-1617
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