Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines

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book memoir

Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines is a memoir by Nigerian economist and former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recounting her experiences and risks faced while leading anti-corruption efforts in Nigeria.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
memoir ⓘ
about Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ⓘ
Nigerian government reforms ⓘ
fuel subsidy reform in Nigeria ⓘ
kidnapping of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s mother ⓘ
political resistance to reform ⓘ
aimsTo encourage stronger institutions against corruption ⓘ
illustrate the human cost of anti-corruption work ⓘ
author Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Nigeria ⓘ
depicts economic policy-making in Nigeria ⓘ
threats faced by reformers ⓘ
describes negotiations with political elites ⓘ
policy battles over fuel subsidies ⓘ
security threats to reformers and their families ⓘ
focusesOnPeriod Goodluck Jonathan administration in Nigeria ⓘ
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s tenure as finance minister of Nigeria ⓘ
early 2000s Nigerian economic reforms ⓘ
genre non-fiction ⓘ
political memoir ⓘ
hasPerspective first-person narrative ⓘ
intendedAudience general readers ⓘ
policy makers ⓘ
students of governance and development ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject anti-corruption reform ⓘ
corruption in Nigeria ⓘ
governance ⓘ
personal risk in public service ⓘ
public finance management ⓘ
placeOfNarrative Abuja ⓘ
Nigeria’s federal institutions ⓘ
portrays conflict between reformers and vested interests ⓘ
impact of corruption on ordinary citizens ⓘ
setting Nigeria ⓘ
Ministry of Finance of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Nigerian Ministry of Finance
theme costs of fighting corruption ⓘ
institutional reform ⓘ
international financial institutions and Nigeria ⓘ
personal courage in public office ⓘ
title Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines self-link ⓘ
workOf Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ⓘ

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Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines → title → Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines self-link ⓘ