Blood on the Stone : Greed, Corruption and War in the Global Diamond Trade / / Ian Smillie
| Blood on the Stone : Greed, Corruption and War in the Global Diamond Trade / / Ian Smillie |
| Autore | Smillie Ian |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Anthem Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
| Disciplina | 382.42553820 |
| Soggetto topico |
Diamond industry and trade - Africa
Conflict diamonds - Africa Political corruption - Africa Business & Economics Industries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-85728-667-6
0-85728-987-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Half Title Page; Advance Praise; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Quotation; Table of Contents; Glossary; Preface; Prologue; Chapter 1. Of Judgement and Cunning Work: Dirty Diamonds; Chapter 2. The River of Big Returns: Geology and History; Chapter 3. De Beers: The Delicate Equipose; Chapter 4. Strange Plumbing: The Diamond Pipeline; Chapter 5. Angola: Another Distracting Sideshow; Chapter 6. Liberia and the Love of Liberty; Chapter 7. Sierra Leone: Diamonds in the RUF; Chapter 8. President Mobutu's Ghost; Chapter 9. Enter al Qaeda; Chapter 10. Boiling Frogs: Companies in Hot Water
Chapter 11. Ice Storm: The NGO CampaignChapter 12. Kimberley: A Hope in Hell; Chapter 13. Endgames; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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| London, : Anthem Press, 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Corruption as an empty signifier [[electronic resource] ] : politics and political order in Africa / / by Lucy Koechlin
| Corruption as an empty signifier [[electronic resource] ] : politics and political order in Africa / / by Lucy Koechlin |
| Autore | Koechlin Lucy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.1323096 |
| Collana | Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Political corruption - Africa
Democratization - Africa |
| ISBN | 90-04-25298-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Corruption, politics, and Africa -- 1. The academic discourse: political order and corruption in Africa -- 2. Sketching out an emancipatory discourse: corruption, political spaces and social imaginaries -- Interlude: a topography of corruption in Tanzania -- 3. Democratic spaces in the making? Professional associations and corruption in 2003 -- 4. Closures of democratic spaces? Professional associations and corruption in 2010 -- Conclusions: Corruption, politics, and political order. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910282242003321 |
Koechlin Lucy
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| Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Corruption in developing countries . Volume 85 / / Ronald Wraith and Edgar Simpkins
| Corruption in developing countries . Volume 85 / / Ronald Wraith and Edgar Simpkins |
| Autore | Wraith Ronald |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.1323096 |
| Collana | Routledge Library Editions: Development |
| Soggetto topico |
Political corruption - Africa
Civil service - Africa Social classes - Great Britain |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-136-85846-6
0-203-83572-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; CONTENTS; PART I AFRICA, TWENTIETH CENTURY; Foreword; 1. The Problem; 2. Glimpses of Corruption; 3. Tout Comprendre c''est Quelquechose Pardonner; 4. A Question of Loyalties; Postscript; PART II BRITAIN, EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES; 1. The Background; 2. Parliamentary Elections; 3. Influencing Members; 4. Administration and the Civil Service; 5. Local Government; 6. The Law; 7. The Armed Forces; 8. The Church; 9. Education; 10. Commerce and Industry; 11. Science; 12. The Victorian Middle Class
PART III AFRICA, TWENTIETH CENTURY1. First Impressions; 2. Sanctions:; (a) The Sanction of Religion; (b) The Sanction of the Law; 3. Disciplines:; (a) The Discipline of Commerce; (b) The Discipline of the Professions; 4. Uneducated Democracy; 5. Power, Wealth and Status; Conclusion; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463502403321 |
Wraith Ronald
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| Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Corruption in developing countries . Volume 85 / / Ronald Wraith and Edgar Simpkins
| Corruption in developing countries . Volume 85 / / Ronald Wraith and Edgar Simpkins |
| Autore | Wraith Ronald |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.1323096 |
| Collana | Routledge Library Editions: Development |
| Soggetto topico |
Political corruption - Africa
Civil service - Africa Social classes - Great Britain |
| ISBN |
1-136-85846-6
0-203-83572-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; CONTENTS; PART I AFRICA, TWENTIETH CENTURY; Foreword; 1. The Problem; 2. Glimpses of Corruption; 3. Tout Comprendre c''est Quelquechose Pardonner; 4. A Question of Loyalties; Postscript; PART II BRITAIN, EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES; 1. The Background; 2. Parliamentary Elections; 3. Influencing Members; 4. Administration and the Civil Service; 5. Local Government; 6. The Law; 7. The Armed Forces; 8. The Church; 9. Education; 10. Commerce and Industry; 11. Science; 12. The Victorian Middle Class
PART III AFRICA, TWENTIETH CENTURY1. First Impressions; 2. Sanctions:; (a) The Sanction of Religion; (b) The Sanction of the Law; 3. Disciplines:; (a) The Discipline of Commerce; (b) The Discipline of the Professions; 4. Uneducated Democracy; 5. Power, Wealth and Status; Conclusion; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788587603321 |
Wraith Ronald
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| Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Corruption in developing countries . Volume 85 / / Ronald Wraith and Edgar Simpkins
| Corruption in developing countries . Volume 85 / / Ronald Wraith and Edgar Simpkins |
| Autore | Wraith Ronald |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.1323096 |
| Collana | Routledge Library Editions: Development |
| Soggetto topico |
Political corruption - Africa
Civil service - Africa Social classes - Great Britain |
| ISBN |
1-136-85846-6
0-203-83572-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; CONTENTS; PART I AFRICA, TWENTIETH CENTURY; Foreword; 1. The Problem; 2. Glimpses of Corruption; 3. Tout Comprendre c''est Quelquechose Pardonner; 4. A Question of Loyalties; Postscript; PART II BRITAIN, EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES; 1. The Background; 2. Parliamentary Elections; 3. Influencing Members; 4. Administration and the Civil Service; 5. Local Government; 6. The Law; 7. The Armed Forces; 8. The Church; 9. Education; 10. Commerce and Industry; 11. Science; 12. The Victorian Middle Class
PART III AFRICA, TWENTIETH CENTURY1. First Impressions; 2. Sanctions:; (a) The Sanction of Religion; (b) The Sanction of the Law; 3. Disciplines:; (a) The Discipline of Commerce; (b) The Discipline of the Professions; 4. Uneducated Democracy; 5. Power, Wealth and Status; Conclusion; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807416503321 |
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| Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The dialectics of transformation in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Elias Kifon Bongmba
| The dialectics of transformation in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Elias Kifon Bongmba |
| Autore | Bongmba Elias Kifon <1953-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2006.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (X, 310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.4/096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Political corruption - Africa
Postcolonialism - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-36597-1
9786611365974 1-4039-8458-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450870103321 |
Bongmba Elias Kifon <1953->
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| New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The dialectics of transformation in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Elias Kifon Bongmba
| The dialectics of transformation in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Elias Kifon Bongmba |
| Autore | Bongmba Elias Kifon <1953-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2006.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (X, 310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.4/096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Political corruption - Africa
Postcolonialism - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-281-36597-1
9786611365974 1-4039-8458-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784155003321 |
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| New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fighting corruption in African contexts : our collective responsibility / / edited by Chris Jones, Pregala Pillay and Idayat Hassan
| Fighting corruption in African contexts : our collective responsibility / / edited by Chris Jones, Pregala Pillay and Idayat Hassan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 pages) |
| Disciplina | 364.1323096 |
| Soggetto topico | Political corruption - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-5275-5456-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910493667503321 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , [2020] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fighting corruption in African contexts : our collective responsibility / / edited by Chris Jones, Pregala Pillay and Idayat Hassan
| Fighting corruption in African contexts : our collective responsibility / / edited by Chris Jones, Pregala Pillay and Idayat Hassan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 pages) |
| Disciplina | 364.1323096 |
| Soggetto topico | Political corruption - Africa |
| ISBN | 1-5275-5456-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794001603321 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , [2020] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fighting corruption in African contexts : our collective responsibility / / edited by Chris Jones, Pregala Pillay and Idayat Hassan
| Fighting corruption in African contexts : our collective responsibility / / edited by Chris Jones, Pregala Pillay and Idayat Hassan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 pages) |
| Disciplina | 364.1323096 |
| Soggetto topico | Political corruption - Africa |
| ISBN | 1-5275-5456-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813370003321 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , [2020] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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