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A Culture of Corruption : Everyday Deception and Popular Discontent in Nigeria /

"A Culture of Corruption is a profound and sympathetic attempt to understand the dilemmas average Nigerians face every day as they try to get ahead - or just survive - in a society riddled with corruption." "Drawing on firsthand experience, Daniel Jordan Smith paints a vivid portrait...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Smith, Daniel Jordan, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "Urgent business relationship" : Nigerian e-mail scams
  • From favoritism to 419 : corruption in everyday life
  • Development scams : donors, dollars, and NGO entrepreneurs
  • "Fair play even among robbers" : democracy, politics, and corruption
  • Rumors, riots, and diabolical rituals
  • "They became the criminals they were supposed to fight" : crime, corruption, and vigilante justice
  • Anticorruption aspirations : Biafrans and born-again Christians.