A culture of corruption : everyday deception and popular discontent in Nigeria / Daniel Jordan Smith.

By:

Smith, Daniel Jordan, 1961-

Publication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007.Description: xxiii, 263 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

0691127220 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780691127224 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

364.1/32309669 22

LOC classification:

HV7165.5 .S65 2007

Online resources:

Contents:

"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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
BOOK	Strathmore University (Main Library) Open Shelf	HV7165.5 .S65 2007	Available	SUF Donation 2		69358
BOOK	Strathmore University (Main Library) Open Shelf	HV7165.5 .S65 2007	Available	SUF Donation 2		69359