Perspectives on Corruption and Contemporary Anti-Corruption Policies in Nigeria: A Critique*

Corruption which is an anti- social concept is the use of one’s position wherever located to earn underserved benefits for oneself or for others. Its effects are devastating to the growth of the individual, society and the country at large. Corruption as an aspect of crime is traceable to so many fa...

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Autor principal: Igwenyi, Benjamin O. (Autor)
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Publicado: 2004
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