Corruption and State Politics in Sierra Leone (Paperback)

1. Informal markets and the shadow state: some theoretical issues; 2. Colonial rule and the foundations of the shadow state; 3. Elite hegemony and the threat of political and economic reform; 4. Reining in the informal market: the early Stevens' years, 1968?1973; 5. An exchange of services: state power and the diamond business; 6. The shadow state and international commerce; 7. Foreign firms, economic 'reform' and shadow state power; 8. The changing character of African sovereignty.