Criminalization of the State in Africa

Name: Criminalization of the State in Africa
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ISBN: 9780253212863

ISBN-10: 0253212863

ISBN-13: 9780253212863

Edition: 2009

Authors: Jean-Francois Bayart, Stephen Ellis, Beatrice Hibou

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The growth of fraud and smuggling on a major scale, the plundering of natural resources, the privatisation of state institutions, the development of an economy of plunder, the growth of private armies -- all of these features of public life in Africa suggest that the state itself is becoming a vehicle for organised criminal activity. The three authors propose criteria for gauging the criminalisation of African states and present a novel prognosis. Have we moved on from "classical" corruption? There is a difference between the corruption of previous decades and the criminalisation of some African states now taking place. Major operators are now able to connect with global criminal…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 4/6/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.45" tall
Weight: 0.440



List of Figures


Note on the Authors


Introduction



From Kleptocracy to the Felonious State?




The 'Social Capital' of the Felonious State, or the Ruses of Political Intelligence




The New Frontiers of Crime in South Africa




The 'Social Capital' of the State as an Agent of Deception, or the Ruses of Economic Intelligence



Conclusion



References and Bibliography


Index