State, Society and Corruption in Africa - (Peace, Society, and the State in Africa) by Yusuf Ali & Abiodun Alao (Hardcover)

Name: State, Society and Corruption in Africa - (Peace, Society, and the State in Africa) by Yusuf Ali & Abiodun Alao (Hardcover)
Brand: Bloomsbury Academic
SKU: 1008465947
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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.
About the Author: Abiodun Alao is Professor of African Studies at King's College London.
240 Pages
Political Science, World
Series Name: Peace, Society, and the State in Africa

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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.

About the Author

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.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .56 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.14 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 240

Genre: Political Science

Sub-Genre: World

Series Title: Peace, Society, and the State in Africa

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Theme: African

Format: Hardcover

Author: Yusuf Ali & Abiodun Alao

Language: English

Street Date: January 22, 2026

TCIN: 1008465947

UPC: 9781350476189

Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-9251

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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