Between Corruption and Development: The Political Economy of State Robbery in Nigeria
The study is based on the hypothesis that there is a link between corruption and underdevelopment and that corruption is responsible for the shortcomings and poor performance of the Nigerian political economy. In addition to examining the historical trajectory of corruption in Nigeria, this paper de...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2012
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 2012, Volume: 108, Issue: 3, Pages: 325-345 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Corruption B Public and private sector B Underdevelopment |
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| Summary: | The study is based on the hypothesis that there is a link between corruption and underdevelopment and that corruption is responsible for the shortcomings and poor performance of the Nigerian political economy. In addition to examining the historical trajectory of corruption in Nigeria, this paper delves into the underlying causes of corruption as well as its cumulative impact on national development in the country. Lastly, the paper assesses some public and private sector initiatives that have been taken and that might stem the tide of corruption. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-1093-5 |