Commentary
Matthew T. Page, Feyi Fawehinmi
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The Cleansing Power of Ivory Towers: How Elite Educational Institutions Legitimize Kleptocrats’ Children
Regrettably, educational institutions that accept illicit funding and welcome students from families with ties to criminal activity currently do little to counteract this threat.
Published on Mar 30, 2022
About the Author
Matthew T. Page
Former Nonresident Scholar, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Matthew T. Page was a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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- Halting the Kleptocratic Capture of Local Government in NigeriaPaper
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