| The Politics of Elite Corruption in Africa: Uganda in Comparative African Perspective Contributor(s): Tangri, Roger (Author), Mwenda, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415644038 ISBN-13: 9780415644037 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General |
| Dewey: 320.967 |
| LCCN: 2012047361 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in African Politics and International Relations |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.05 lbs) 212 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book considers the causes of high-level state corruption as well as the political constraints of countering corruption in Africa. It examines elite corruption in government as well as in the political and military spheres of state activity, and focuses on illegal behaviour on the part of state and non-state actors in decision-making. Situating corruption and anti-corruption within a political framework, this book analyses the motivations, opportunities and relative autonomy of state elites to manipulate state decision-making for personal and political ends. Based on detailed case studies in Uganda, the authors focus on corruption in the privatization process, military procurement, foreign business bribery, illegal political funding, and electoral malpractice. The book examines why anti-corruption institutions and international donors have been constrained in confronting this executive abuse of power, and discusses the wider relevance of Uganda's experience for understanding elite corruption and anti-corruption efforts in other African countries. The Politics of Elite Corruption in Africa will be of interest to students and scholars of African politics, African political economy, development studies, corruption and government. |