Moral Economies of Corruption: State Formation and Political Culture in Nigeria

by Steven Pierce

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Nigeria is famous for "419" e-mails asking recipients for bank account information and for scandals involving the disappearance of billions of dollars from government coffers. Corruption permeates even minor official interactions, from traffic control to university admissions. In Moral Economies of Corruption Steven Pierce provides a cultural history of the last 150 years of corruption in Nigeria as a case study for considering how corruption plays...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822360918

ISBN13:9780822360919

Release Date:February 2016

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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