Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind The Headlines (mit Press)
by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala /
2018 / English / EPUB
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A frontline account of how to fight corruption, from Nigeria's
former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
A frontline account of how to fight corruption, from Nigeria's
former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
In
InFighting Corruption Is Dangerous,
Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
has written a primer for those working to root out corruption and
disrupt vested interests. Drawing on her experience as Nigeria's
finance minister and that of her team, she describes dangers,
pitfalls, and successes in fighting corruption. She provides
practical lessons learned and tells how anti-corruption advocates
need to equip themselves. Okonjo-Iweala details the numerous ways
in which corruption can divert resources away from development,
rewarding the unscrupulous and depriving poor people of services.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
has written a primer for those working to root out corruption and
disrupt vested interests. Drawing on her experience as Nigeria's
finance minister and that of her team, she describes dangers,
pitfalls, and successes in fighting corruption. She provides
practical lessons learned and tells how anti-corruption advocates
need to equip themselves. Okonjo-Iweala details the numerous ways
in which corruption can divert resources away from development,
rewarding the unscrupulous and depriving poor people of services.
Okonjo-Iweala discovered just how dangerous fighting corruption
could be when her 83-year-old mother was kidnapped in 2012 by
forces who objected to some of the government's efforts at
reforms led by Okonjo-Iweala―in particular a crackdown on
fraudulent claims for oil subsidy payments, a huge drain on the
country's finances. The kidnappers' first demand was that
Okonjo-Iweala resign from her position on live television and
leave the country. Okonjo-Iweala did not resign, her mother
escaped, and the program of economic reforms continued. "Telling
my story is risky," Okonjo-Iweala writes. "But not telling it is
also dangerous." Her book ultimately leaves us with hope, showing
that victories are possible in the fight against corruption.
Okonjo-Iweala discovered just how dangerous fighting corruption
could be when her 83-year-old mother was kidnapped in 2012 by
forces who objected to some of the government's efforts at
reforms led by Okonjo-Iweala―in particular a crackdown on
fraudulent claims for oil subsidy payments, a huge drain on the
country's finances. The kidnappers' first demand was that
Okonjo-Iweala resign from her position on live television and
leave the country. Okonjo-Iweala did not resign, her mother
escaped, and the program of economic reforms continued. "Telling
my story is risky," Okonjo-Iweala writes. "But not telling it is
also dangerous." Her book ultimately leaves us with hope, showing
that victories are possible in the fight against corruption.