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Saffa Abdulai Emmanuel |
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The Diverse Facets of Corruption in Sierra Leone |
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Cham : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024 |
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©2024 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (264 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Part I Theories of Corruption in Sierra Leone -- 1 Introduction: Corruption in Sierra Leone -- Introduction -- The Guiding Question -- Path to the Promised Land -- Works Cited -- 2 Deconstructing the Historically and Culturally-Specific Forms and Patterns of Corruption in Sierra Leone -- Introduction -- Causes of the War -- Corruption Defined -- Sierra Leone's Culturally-Specific Causes and Sources of Corruption -- Effects and Patterns of Corruption -- Beneficiaries of Corruption -- Forces Resisting Corruption in Sierra Leone -- Opportunities and Challenges for Reforms Impacting Corruption -- Conclusions -- Note -- References -- 3 The Patrimonialism of Corruption and the Corruption of Patrimonialism: An Analysis of the Bases of Normative Deviations in Sierra Leone -- Introduction -- Corruption and the Fight Against It in Sierra Leone -- Patrimonialism, Bureaucratism and Corruption -- Modes of Governance -- Hegemonic Struggles of the Legal-Rational Mode -- Socio-Historical Roots of the Deviations from and Mutations of Governance Modes -- The March of Immoral and Corrupt Patrimonialism -- The Crisis of Patrimonial Succession at the State Level -- Conclusions: Acceleration Towards Immoral Ends, Bashing the Patrimonial Order and Emancipatory Possibilities -- Note -- References -- 4 Challenges of Post-conflict State's Institutionalised Corruption in Sierra Leone: A Layered Institutional Perspective -- Introduction -- Current State of Knowledge -- Layered Institutionalist Perspective -- Approaches |
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to the Institutional Reforms in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone -- Post-Conflict Patterns of Corruption in Sierra Leone -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Social Parameters of Corruption and Status in Sierra Leone: How Our Social Thinking and Perceptions Enhance or Deter Acts of Corruption -- Introduction. |
Social Consequences of Corruption in Sierra Leone -- Potential Strategies to Curb or Control Corruption in Sierra Leone -- References -- Part II Fighting Corruption in Practice in Sierra Leone -- 6 Global Theories and Local Reaction: Fighting Corruption and Traditional Governance in Sierra Leone -- Introduction -- Cultural and Traditional Practices in Sierra Leone -- The Political Economy of Sierra Leone and Its Link to State Corruption -- Corruption and Governance Structures -- Modernisation and Governmental Corruption in Sierra Leone -- Global Theories of Anti-corruption -- Rent-Seeking Theory of Corruption -- Extractive Theory of Corruption -- Public Choice Theory -- Public Choice-Extractive Theory of Corruption -- The Impact of Anti-corruption Global Theories on Local Cultural and Traditional Practices -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- 7 Utilising Communication Paradigms in the Fight Against Corruption in Sierra Leone -- Introduction -- Theoretical Background -- Communication Paradigms Used in Sierra Leone -- Digitisation of the State's Systems and Services -- The Communication Paradigms of ACC in Sierra Leone -- How the ACC Has Utilised Communication Paradigms in the Fight Against Corruption -- Information Dissemination -- Citizen Involvement -- Local Context and Stakeholder Engagement -- The Effect of Communication as a Tool to Fight Corruption -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 Unexplained Wealth Is but a Slice in the Corruption Triangle -- Introduction -- Unexplained Wealth in Sierra Leone -- Challenges in the ACC -- Illicit Enrichment -- How Lifestyle Offences Have Been Prosecutorially Approached in the Past -- Illicit Enrichment Law -- Cases of Unexplained Wealth in Sierra Leone and Nigeria in Comparative Context -- Former Mines Minister vs Deputy Chairman of Opposition APC Court Case. |
James Ibori, Ex-governor vs Delta State (Nigeria) -- Petroleum Minister Court Case -- Challenges to Tremendous Success with Unexplained Wealth Kinds of Offences -- Approaching the Problem Differently -- Conclusion -- 9 The Protector Becomes the Predator: The Perception of Judicial Corruption and Demand for Judicial Accountability in Sierra Leone -- Introduction -- Judicial Corruption in Sierra Leone -- Effect of Judicial Corruption on the Administration of Justice in Sierra Leone -- Weakening the Capacity of the Justice System to Guarantee the Protection of Human Rights -- Undermining the Output of Court Officials -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Records Management in the Fight Against Corruption and Promotion of Good Governance in Sierra Leone -- Introduction -- Corruption and Its Effects on Society -- Corruption and the Role of the State -- Corruption in Sierra Leone -- Governments' Efforts -- Archives in Society -- Records Keeping in Sierra Leone -- The Junta Period -- Public Records -- Records Management and Good Governance -- Information and Corruption -- Records as a Panacea for Corruption -- Records Management and Good Governance -- Bibliography -- 11 The Efficacy of Non-Conviction-Based Approach to Fighting Corruption in Sierra Leone -- Introduction -- Theoretical Background -- Non-Conviction-Based Forfeiture (NCBF) -- The History of NCBF -- Characteristics of Non-Conviction-Based Forfeiture -- Findings -- NCBF's High Points and Challenges -- Sierra Leone's Policy on NCBF -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 Examination Types, Stages and Malpractices: A Sociological Investigation of the Normalisation, Digitalisation and Massification of Examination |
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Deviance in Sierra Leone -- Introduction -- Examination Malpractices: Definitions, Perspectives and the Study Approach -- Types of Examination in Sierra Leone's Formal Educational System. |
Examination Stages -- Stages of Examination Malpractices -- The Pre-Exam Stage -- Leaked Question Papers -- Plagiarising Dissertations or Getting Others to Write Them -- Pre-exam Malpractices in Public Examinations -- Exams Hall Malpractices in Internal Exams -- Exam Hall Malpractices in Public Exams -- The Digitalisation of Examination Hall Malpractices -- Post-Exam Malpractices -- Sexually Transmitted Grades (STGs) -- Financially Transmitted Grades (FTGs) -- Blank Answer Sheets -- Changing Grades -- Post-Examination Practices in Public Exams -- Examination Cultures, Weak Points and Complicities -- Study Camps -- Examination Picnics -- The Assault of Numbers -- The Decline of Invigilation -- The Discretion of Continuous Assessments -- Twisting Government Policies -- The Massification of Malpractice -- References -- Part III The War Forward -- 13 Conclusion: The Complex Dynamics and Solutions of Corruption in Sierra Leone -- The Ongoing, but Promising Struggle Against Corruption -- Looking for the Root Causes -- Anti-Corruption Strategies -- The Country's Challenges -- The Cultural Dilemma in Sierra Leone's Modernisation -- The Way Ahead -- References -- Index. |
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