• The Corruption In Nigeria: A Threat To Sustainable Economic Development

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    • The research   provides a conceptual and theoretical appraisal of corruption in Nigeria as a threat to sustainable economic development. It elucidate the nature and effect of corruption and determine measures to mitigate and eliminate the trend in Nigeria.

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    • CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]INTRODUCTIONAmuwo (2005) and Obayelu (2007) consider corruption as the exploitation of public position, resources and power for private gain. Fjeldstad&Isaksen (2008, p. 3) and Ogundiya (2009, p. 5) define corruption as “the betrayal of public trust for individual or sectional gain.” Obayelu went further to identify corruption as “efforts to secure wealth or power through illegal means for private gain at public expense; or a misuse of power for private benefit.â ... Continue reading---