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Title Shell and the Political Elite of Nigeria: A Study of Corruption and Authoritarianism
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/1887/22078
Date 2013
Author(s) Aling, L.C.
Contributor(s) Veenendaal, Dr. W.P.
Abstract The presence of Shell in Nigeria has been a prominent feature in the international news media, due to Shell's alleged negative influence on the country's environment, society and political leaders. This thesis aims to investigate how the presence and activities of Shell influence the behaviour of Nigeria's political elite by focussing on the bad norms of corruption and authoritarianism. Based on a number of middle range theories, it can be concluded that there is a negative relationship between Shell and Nigeria's leaders when it comes to corruption, but that the company is not responsible for the persistence of authoritarianism in the country.
Subject(s) corruption; authoritarianism; multinational corporations; Nigeria; developing countries
Language en
Type of publication Bachelor thesis
Repository Leiden - University of Leiden
Added to C-A: 2013-11-03;10:03:48