Culture, Corruption, and Anticorruption Struggles in Nigeria

Most commentators on political and development crises in Nigeria have identified corruption as the prime factor. A number of factors have been adduced as responsible for the prevalence of corruption in the country. However, the aspect of culture is yet to be adequately captured. Yet, the place of cu...

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Published in:Journal of developing societies 2016-06, Vol.32 (2), p.103-129
Main Authors: Bamidele, Oluwaseun, Olaniyan, Azeez O., Ayodele, Bonnie
Format: Article
Language:English
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Corruption
Crises
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Summary:Most commentators on political and development crises in Nigeria have identified corruption as the prime factor. A number of factors have been adduced as responsible for the prevalence of corruption in the country. However, the aspect of culture is yet to be adequately captured. Yet, the place of culture in the high incidence of corruption as well as the constraints to its entrenchment cannot be underestimated. While the culture of the people abhors corruption, yet, we have various instances where culture has been invoked to support corrupt practices as well as fight against it. This article seeks to focus the angle of cultural dimension to the issue of corruption in Nigeria. It seeks to explain how culture has contributed to the menace of corruption and how it can be invoked for its extermination. In essence, it looks beyond the formal to the informal angle in the issue of corruption discourse in Nigeria.
ISSN:0169-796X
1745-2546
DOI:10.1177/0169796X15610015