Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines (Mit Press)

Okonjo-Iweala, Ngozi

ISBN 10: 0262038013 / ISBN 13: 9780262038010

Published by The MIT Press (edition First Edition), 2018

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Synopsis:

A frontline account of how to fight corruption, from Nigeria's former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

In 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.

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.

About the Author: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was Nigeria's Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2006 and from 2011 to 2015, and Foreign Minister in 2006. She was Managing Director of the World Bank from 2007 to 2011, overseeing South Asia, Europe, Central Asia, and Africa, and is currently Senior Adviser at Lazard and Board Chair of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and Chair of the African Risk Capacity (ARC). She is the author of <I>Reforming the Unreformable: Lessons from Nigeria </I>(MIT Press) and coauthor of <I>Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons</I>. She is the author of <I>Reforming the Unreformable: Lessons from Nigeria </I>(MIT Press).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story ...
Publisher: The MIT Press (edition First Edition)
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition.