The pleasures of corruption: Desire and discipline in Ghanaian political culture

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 271-301

  Hasty, Jennifer ^a  

^a PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruption; Ghana; Political culture; Popular culture; The state

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144442509     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/can.2005.20.2.271     Document Type: Review

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