ABSTRACT

First published in 1963, this study of corruption in the developing countries of Africa takes as its point of comparison Britain, pre-1880, as the authors question whether Britain’s experience in overcoming corruption can throw any light the means of overcoming corruption in contemporary developing countries.

part |45 pages

Africa, Twentieth Century

chapter |3 pages

The Problem

chapter |19 pages

Glimpses of Corruption

chapter |6 pages

A Question of Loyalties

part |116 pages

Britain, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

chapter |8 pages

The Background

chapter |14 pages

Parliamentary Elections

chapter |10 pages

Influencing Members

chapter |12 pages

Local Government

chapter |10 pages

The Law

chapter |10 pages

The Armed Forces

chapter |9 pages

The Church

chapter |10 pages

Education

chapter |10 pages

Commerce and Industry

chapter |7 pages

Science

chapter |5 pages

The Victorian Middle Class

part |37 pages

Africa, Twentieth Century

chapter |7 pages

First Impressions

chapter |8 pages

Sanctions

chapter |10 pages

Disciplines

chapter |7 pages

Uneducated Democracy

chapter |5 pages

Power, Wealth and Status

chapter |1 pages

Conclusion