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State, Society and Corruption in Africa - Yusuf Ali, Professor Abiodun Alao

State, Society and Corruption in Africa

The Evolution of Corruption from the Pre-colonial Period to the Present
Buch | Softcover
240 Seiten
2026
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-47619-6 (ISBN)
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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.

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.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag 22.1.2026
Reihe/Serie Peace, Society, and the State in Africa
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 230 mm
Gewicht 300 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-350-47619-6 / 1350476196
ISBN-13 978-1-350-47619-6 / 9781350476196
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