Sweeping it under the carpet: the role of legislators in corrupt practice in Nigeria.
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2015
Authors
Olatunde, J.O
Lauwo, S
Ige, O.J
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Abstract
The paper argues that the political institutional structures embedded with monopoly,
discretion and little or no accountability facilitate financial corrupt practices within the
legislature. The paper uses publicly available evidence to show that the legislators in
developing countries are actively engaged in corrupt practices.
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Keywords
Discretion, , Criminal practices , Legislators , Accountability and transparency
Citation
Olatunde, J.O, Lauwo, S and Ige, O.J (2015), Sweeping it under the carpet: the role of legislators in corrupt practice in Nigeria. Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 22 (3). pp.354-377