'Never expect power always': Electricity consumers' response to monopoly, corruption and inefficient services in Nigeria

African Affairs

Volumn 103, Issue 410, 2004, Pages 51-71

  Olukoju, Ayodeji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; MONOPOLY; SERVICE PROVISION;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 0442312378     PISSN: 00019909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/adh004     Document Type: Article

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