State, Society and Corruption in Africa The Evolution of Corruption from the Pre-colonial Period to the Present
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Abiodun Alao is Professor of African Studies at King’s College London. He has held teaching and Research positions at the Universities of Ife and Zimbabwe. He has published extensively on African issues. His latest book is Rage and Carnage in the name of God (2022).
Yusuf Ali is an Attorney of Law and Visiting Research Associate at the African Leadership Centre, King’s College London. He is the author Anatomy of Corruption in Nigeria; Issues, Challenges and Solutions and the Pioneer Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Anti-Corruption Commission. Ali is Current Pro-Chancellor of Osun State University Nigeria.
An illuminating and comprehensive interrogation of the impacts of corruption on state structures and institutions in Africa from two expert African scholars.
Focusing on a variety of institutions and establishments – from the judiciary to the legislature, civil service to religion, tertiary education to national economies – and drawing on key countries across the continent, including Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, the book explains why national, continental and global initiatives addressing corruption have achieved such limited success. This provides a much-needed nuanced understanding of corruption which rejects stereotypical depictions of Africa as a corruption-ridden continent and also offers new insights into the international community's role in making and sustaining corrupt systems in Africa.
Preface and Acknowledgements
Foreword by Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, Former Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, Nigeria
Introduction: Panoramic overview of the Concept and Context Corruption in Africa
Chapter One: An Excursion through Phases of History: Corruption and Political Governance in Africa
Chapter Two: Corruption and National Economy
Chapter Three: The Judiciary and Corruption in Africa
Chapter Four: The Legislature and Corruption in Africa
Chapter Five: Civil Service and Corruption in Africa
Chapter Six: Tertiary Institutions and Corruption in Africa
Chapter Seven: Corruption and Religion in Africa
Chapter Eight: National and Global Anti-Corruption Agencies and Political Governance in Africa
Conclusion: Aspire to Eliminate or Focus only on Reduction: Dilemma in the War Against Corruption
Bibliography
Index
Peace, Society, and the State in Africa
This original and timely series interrogates issues at the intersection of security, conflict and development in Africa, focussing in particular on the relationship between the state and the wider society from which it emerges. Guided by the promotion of Africa-led ideas and respect for independent thinking, the series presents exemplary research, fieldwork and theoretical insights into the society-based changes impacting the continent today.
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Abiodun Alao is Professor of African Studies at King’s College London. He has held teaching and Research positions at the Universities of Ife and Zimbabwe. He has published extensively on African issues. His latest book is Rage and Carnage in the name of God (2022).
Yusuf Ali is an Attorney of Law and Visiting Research Associate at the African Leadership Centre, King’s College London. He is the author Anatomy of Corruption in Nigeria; Issues, Challenges and Solutions and the Pioneer Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Anti-Corruption Commission. Ali is Current Pro-Chancellor of Osun State University Nigeria.