An examination and critique of the functionalist literature on corruption in the political administration of less …, economic and administrative effects in most LDCs contrast with the facts. No benefits for development from corruption are found …; market corruption, for example, does not appear to improve allocative efficiency. The erosion in a government's capacity to …

Joseph Chamberlain, constructive imperialism, and colonial development -- Negotiating development: Nigeria's 1945 … development plan -- The agrarian bias: Mackiean policy of agricultural development in Nigeria -- Late colonial agricultural … development: the Mokwa scheme -- The legacies of British rule in Nigeria …