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A culture of corruption: everyday deception and popular discontent in Nigeria

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Abstract

List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xix INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 1: Urgent Business Relationship: Nigerian E-Mail Scams 28 CHAPTER 2: From Favoritism to 419: Corruption in Everyday Life 53 CHAPTER 3: Development Scams: Donors, Dollars, and NGO Entrepreneurs 88 CHAPTER 4: Fair Play Even among Robbers: Democracy, Politics, and Corruption 112 CHAPTER 5: Rumors, Riots, and Diabolical Rituals 138 CHAPTER 6: Became the Criminals They Were Supposed to Fight: Crime, Corruption, and Vigilante Justice 166 CHAPTER 7: Anticorruption Aspirations: Biafrans and Born-again Christians 191 CONCLUSION 221 Appendix 233 Notes 241 References 247 Index 257

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Keywords
  • Deception
  • Language change
  • Everyday life
  • Political science
  • Sociology
  • Criminology
  • Art
  • Literature
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Peace, Justice and strong institutions
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