Moral Economies of Corruption

Nigeria is famous for "419" emails asking recipients for bank account information and for scandals involving the disappearance of billions of dollars from government coffers. Corruption permeates even minor official interactions, from traffic control to university admissions. In Moral Econ...

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Main Author: Pierce, Steven (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Duke University Press 2016
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