Fighting corruption is dangerous : the story behind the headlines
- Author/Creator:
- Okonjo-Iweala, Ngozi, author
- Publication/Creation:
- Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, 2018
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Fighting corruption is dangerous : the story behind the headlines / Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
- Series Titles:
- The MIT Press
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Okonjo-Iweala, Ngozi
Corruption--Nigeria
Nigeria--Economic conditions--1970-
Nigeria--Politics and government--1993-2007
Nigeria--Politics and government--2007-
Nigeria--Economic policy
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- The intimidation game -- Return to a troubled country -- Confronting the oil scammers -- A twisted budget process -- Opaque deals and international scams -- Public service scams : ghost workers, ghost pensioners, and embezzlers masquerading as reformers -- Anti-feminists, ethnic jingoists, and economic and political ideologues -- Reflections from the frontlines -- Annex 8.1. the tragedy of the missing Chibok girls and an international initiative to keep schools safe in Nigeria -- Epilogue: The battle continues -- Appendix 1. Selected articles about Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in the Nigerian press and assorted blogs, 2011-16 -- Appendix 2. Tables for chapters 4 and 7.
- Summary:
- A frontline account of how to fight corruption, from Nigeria's former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (193 pages)
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937623776702486
- ISBN:
- 0-262-34677-X
0-262-34676-1 - OCLC Number:
- 1031706531
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