Sahr John Kpundeh is Program Officer for the Panel on Issues in Democracy and States in Transition at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.

The value of this book is the way the author meshes theoretical and empirical evidence to explain the enduring problem of political corruption in Sierra Leone...(t)his work brings us one step closer towards a scientific study of Africa. It is bound towithstand any logical critique. -- Professor Abdul Karim Bangura Politics and Corruption in Africa is a detailed, carefully researched, and well-written study that offers an indigenous explanation of corruption that is both prescriptive and analytic. It is the outcome of a most praiseworthy investigation by aSierra Leonean scholar who has been anxious to seek out the views and judgements of his own people, and who is not afraid to publish his findings and recommendations. -- Professor Abdul Karim Bangura Kpundeh's recommendations are all welcome... -- Professor Abdul Karim Bangura A useful contribution to the growing literature on political corruption in Africa, and indispensable to an understanding of Sierra Leonean politics. -- Victor T. LeVine, Washington University in St. Louis

Sahr John Kpundeh is Program Officer for the Panel on Issues in Democracy and States in Transition at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.

The value of this book is the way the author meshes theoretical and empirical evidence to explain the enduring problem of political corruption in Sierra Leone...(t)his work brings us one step closer towards a scientific study of Africa. It is bound towithstand any logical critique. -- Professor Abdul Karim Bangura Politics and Corruption in Africa is a detailed, carefully researched, and well-written study that offers an indigenous explanation of corruption that is both prescriptive and analytic. It is the outcome of a most praiseworthy investigation by aSierra Leonean scholar who has been anxious to seek out the views and judgements of his own people, and who is not afraid to publish his findings and recommendations. -- Professor Abdul Karim Bangura Kpundeh's recommendations are all welcome... -- Professor Abdul Karim Bangura A useful contribution to the growing literature on political corruption in Africa, and indispensable to an understanding of Sierra Leonean politics. -- Victor T. LeVine, Washington University in St. Louis