| ID | 108265 |
| Title Proper | When corruption fights back |
| Other Title Information | democracy and elite interest in Nigeria's anti-corruption war |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Adebanwi, Wale ; Obadare, Ebenezer |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This essay analyses the construction of the anti-corruption war under the civilian government in Nigeria between 1999 and 2008. We consolidate existing insights in the literature in three key ways. First, we show that in democratising contexts like Nigeria, the gravest threats to anti-corruption campaigns often emanate from a combination of intra-elite rancour and political intrigue. Second, we provide an explanation of what happens when, literally, corruption fights back. Finally, we suggest that where anti-corruption efforts are not backed by other radical institutional reforms, they fall prey to the overall endemic (systemic) crisis, a part of which, ab initio, necessitated the anti-corruption war. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Modern African Studies Vol. 49, No. 2; Jun 2011: p185-213 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Modern African Studies Vol. 49, No. 2; Jun 2011: p185-213 |
| Key Words | Corruption ; Democracy ; Nigeria ; Anti-corruption War ; Economic Crime ; Financial Crime |