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The geographies of corruption in Nigeria: understanding the patterns and correlates

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  • Richard Adeleke
  • Opeyemi Alabede
  • Tolulope Osayomi
  • Ayodeji Iyanda

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Purpose - Globally, corruption has been identified as a major problem. Even though corruption is widespread, it varies in magnitude, types and consequences. In Nigeria, corruption is endemic, and it is responsible for the many socioeconomic problems in the country. Hence, the study aims to determine the patterns and state level correlations of corruption in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach - Data for this study were sourced from the National Bureau of Statistics and other official sources and were analyzed with Global Moran’s I, Local Moran’s I and multivariate step-wise regression. Findings - This study’s findings revealed significant clustering of corruption in the country with Rivers States as the only hotspot (I = 0.068;z= 2.524;p

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  • Richard Adeleke & Opeyemi Alabede & Tolulope Osayomi & Ayodeji Iyanda, 2021. "The geographies of corruption in Nigeria: understanding the patterns and correlates," Journal of Financial Crime, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 28(4), pages 1124-1140, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jfcpps:jfc-10-2020-0213
    DOI: 10.1108/JFC-10-2020-0213
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